Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Western United and Melbourne Victory, taking place on Monday, 26 December 2022, at GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong.
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Western United, Recent FormThis Western United side will be full of confidence going into this match against Melbourne Victory, having recorded a 1-0 home win against Western Sydney Wanderers in their last league match. They achieved 40% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Western Sydney Wanderers' tally of 9 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
Their boss John Aloisi is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 13 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 10 goals scored. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 16 games in a row. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form, having lost 3 of their last 6 games and picking up only 2 wins.
Melbourne Victory, Recent FormMelbourne Victory will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 1-0 away win against Macarthur FC. In that game they recorded 52 of the possession, with 13 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 2 of their 15 shots on goal.
Tony Popović will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 5 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Despite winning their last league game there have been some concerning signs recently, with them having failed to score in 4 of their last 6, so the fans will be hoping they have turned a corner.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Josh Brillante has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Western United.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Victory will be confident of finding the net in this one against Western Utd, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 5 encounters between the two sides. The West have struggled for goals when Victory comes to visit GMHBA Stadium, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings. Playing at home, Western Utd have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Victory. Victory have an impressive record of scoring goals against The West, with a tally of 14 goals against them in their previous 5 encounters.
When playing at home, Western Utd have lost the last 2 times they've faced Victory in the league and have failed to win any of their last 3 encounters.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 58' |
| 24' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 5 |
| 1-0 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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