Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Melbourne City and Western United, taking place on Saturday, 07 January 2023, at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
Register or login to your bet365 account to live stream this match. You will need to have a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. more...
Melbourne City, Recent FormMelbourne City enter this game with a comfortable 3-1 away win over Wellington Phoenix last time out in the league. In that game they had 49% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Wellington Phoenix who had 20 attempts and 7 on target.
Rado Vidošić will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 13 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have lost 6 goals during those same matches. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 15 games in a row.
They have been performing well at AAMI Park recently and are unbeaten in their last 11 home games.
On an individual basis, Jamie Maclaren has scored in each of Melbourne City's last 10 league games.
Western United, Recent FormIt's fair to say Western United will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Brisbane Roar, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. In that game they recorded 54 of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 15 shots on goal.
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 9 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 12 games. This season, their defensive frailties have certainly been apparent, having conceded at least 1 goal in 8 of their 10 league games.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
Goalscorer Aleksandar Prijović will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Western United.
There was no upset on the cards last time these two sides met; on that occasion, Melbourne City produced a comfortable 2-1 victory.
The West will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Melb City having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 9 meetings.
Melb City player Jamie Maclaren will be feeling confident about recording goals against Western Utd ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 5 goals from their last 5 meetings.
With no real injury worries, Melb City manager Rado Vidošić will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Western Utd manager John Aloisi has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Melbourne City Playing at home | Western United Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 2.5 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 64' |
| 86' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 2.8 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Get the low-down and the most accurate betting tips on Melbourne City vs. Western United. We provide a WDW (1x2) prediction for every match, plus head to head, correct score and over/under betting analysis. Read our free betting preview, plus details of where you can see the live match stream, latest odds, odds comparison, lineups, head to head, and more football betting stats.
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
