Melbourne Victory hosts Western Sydney Wanderers in round 2 of Australian A-League. The match will be played on Friday, October 18th at Marvel Stadium (Melbourne)
So, Melbourne City began the season without its legendary player and coach Andrea Muscat for the first time in the history of the A-League. It indicates a global reload of the club, but this does not mean that the reload will adversely affect the results of the team. Victory's management reasonably approached the restructuring, returned quality players to the line of defense and, most importantly, strengthened the center of the field. Given the previously acquired center forward Ola Toivonen, who has already managed to score quite many goals, the Basha-Poulsen-Toivonen link looks frightening even for A-League leaders, not to mention typical middle-class teams like Western Sydney. But Victory's most important weapon is their new head coach, Kurz. His results in Adelaide proved that he knows how to build a defense that works like a German machine. Therefore, it will be extremely for the Wanderers to break through the strong midfield of Melbourne Victory, but as we know, there are no victories without goals.
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But Western Sydney has its joyful moments - for example, the club finally repaired its stadium. And you had to see with what desire Western played the first match in its new arena. All the stars were aligned - the opening of the updated stadium took place in the 1st round of the League, and the opponent was not the strongest (Central Coast has problems inside the club). However, one should not regard this result as a cardinal transformation of the club. Western has not changed much in the game - the club made several acquisitions for key positions, and they some time to find mutual understanding.
In my opinion, Victory approaches this match in a more promising shape. Firstly, the team will play the second match at home. There is extra time to make out a game with City (which ended 0-0) and the upcoming opponent who will probably play with five defenders. Secondly, the opponent’s defensive tactics are not a problem for Melbourne because the team knows how and loves to possess the ball by playing attack first. I think the home team will win since its potential is high.
Prediction for the match: Melbourne Victory to win
