Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Western United and Melbourne Victory, taking place on Thursday, 14 March 2024, at Mars Stadium in Wendouree.
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Western United, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 3-1 away win over Western Sydney Wanderers in their last league game, Western United will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with 46% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. By comparison, Western Sydney Wanderers managed 9 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 9 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 18 of their 20 games overall.
If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 5 of the first 9 league games at Mars Stadium.
On an individual basis, Noah Botić will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Western United's last 6 league games.
Melbourne Victory, Recent FormMelbourne Victory have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 2-1 away win against Adelaide United in their previous league match. In that game they recorded 49 % of the possession, with 22 attempts on goal, 10 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 17 shots on goal.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 6, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 7 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 away games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games. Their away form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 7 draws in 12 away league games.
Bruno Fornaroli will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Western United in this match, having already scored 7 goals in his last 6 away games for Melbourne Victory.
The last meeting between these 2 teams in the league resulted in an unsurprising 2-1 win for Melbourne Victory.
Western Utd will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Victory having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 5 meetings. The West have struggled to keep Victory at bay when these two teams have met at Mars Stadium, during the last 3 times they have hosted Victory in the league, they have conceded a total of 7 goals.
With no real injury worries, Western Utd manager John Aloisi will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Victory manager Tony Popović has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Western United Playing at home | Melbourne Victory Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 50' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 5 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
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