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Welcome to this match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory. We’ll have live scores and updates from 7.45pm AEDT.
If history is anything to go by, the Wanderers will come out on top, having never been beaten by the Victory.
As well as that, the red and black have won three successive matches against Melbourne Victory, with Shinji Ono scoring three goals in those matches.
The Victory is still finding their feet after the departure of coach Ange Postecoglou, and a win in this fixture would confirm they are settling into life under Kevin Muscat.
James Troisi has been in amazing form and will be the key to the Victory winning this match. His goal tally sits above anyone else’s in the A-League, with seven goals to his name.
The Wanderers are coming off a win against reigning premiers Central Coast on Monday night, with first-half goals to Tomi Juric and Youssouf Hersi getting the three points.
In many ways, the Victory is a similar task with both moving on from very successful coaches and both having very steady starts to the season.
Wanderers’ slippery winger Hersi has found the form he had before his foot injury. He will need to be controlled or he will tear the fragile Victory defence to shreds.
X-factor
Shinji Ono – The Victory’s preferred 4-2-4 formation could force one of Mitch Nichols or Troisi to drop deep and interfere with the Japanese international, as holding duo Mark Milligan and Leigh Broxham are likely to have their hands full with the Wanderers’ deeper pair.
If Ono is left unattended, he has the potential to draw one of Victory’s centre-backs out of position, leaving Tomi Juric free to wreak havoc in the box.
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