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Welcome to this Saturday night clash between the second-placed Western Sydney Wanderers and third-placed Melbourne Victory. We will be bringing you live scores and updates from 7.45 pm AEDT.
This game is shaping up to be a genuine A-League blockbuster.
The Wanderers have not been beaten in 17 attempts and Kevin Muscat’s men will be eager to get the three points against a organised Wanderers outfit.
Head-to-head
Western Sydney 2
Melbourne Victory 1
Drawn 0
Last clash: The last clash between these two was in Round 21 last season. Western Sydney took the spoils, coming away 2-1 victors.
Western Sydney Wanderers
The Wanderers were far from their best last week, but a scrappy Shannon Cole goal got the Wanderers the three points.
The Wanderers will look to improve on last week’s performance and will be a formidable force at home on Saturday.
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne is coming of what was a very disappointing performance against Sydney. Melbourne has been at their attacking best since the departure of Ange Postecoglou, but has been fragile in defence conceding five in the last two games.
Melbourne will need to tighten up in defence if they are to withstand a Wanderers side in full flight.
X-Factor
The x-factor for this match is Japanese maestro Shinji Ono. Shinji has scored three goals in the last two encounters between these two teams. After a quiet game last week expect him to back to his best.
Prediction
Melbourne’s recent defensive woes will need to be eradicated if they are to keep to Wanderers at bay.
The Wanderers are the most organised team in the competition and if they can get their best team on the park they will be very hard to stop.
Western Sydney 3-1 Melbourne Victory
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