Western United hosts Melbourne Victory in round 24 of the Australian A-League. The match will be played on Friday, May 28th at GMHBA Stadium (Geelong)
Western United is ranked 10th in the championship standings (28 points after 23 rounds). Mark Rudan's men have eight victories, four draws, and 11 defeats. Western United retains only the mathematical chances of finishing in the top 6 and gaining the opportunity to play in the playoffs. With three rounds to go to the end of the regular season, Rudan's club lags behind 6th Macarthur FC by eight points. Any loss of points in the remaining matches will leave Western United without a spot in the top six. The results of the team are downright bad. The Green-Blacks lost their last five games with a total score of 1-14. They failed the matches against Brisbane Roar (1-2), Western Sydney Wanderers (0-5), Perth Glory (0-3), Sydney (0-1), and Wellington Phoenix (0-3).
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Melbourne Victory is in the penultimate 11th place in the A-League standings (15 points after 24 matches). Steve Kean’s men have chalked up four victories, three draws, and 17 defeats. This season Melbourne Victory firmly holds the title of one of the main outsiders in the A-League. Only Newcastle Jets are worse than the Blues. However, it has a match in hand and lags one point behind Melbourne Victory. The Blues scored one point in the last seven league games thanks to a 1-1 draw against Central Coast Mariners. At the same time, Keane's club lost two times to Sydney FC (0-1 and 0-2) and Macarthur (1-2 and 1-3). Beyond that, there were two defeats to Perth Glory (1-2) and Adelaide United (0-1).
The clubs have no injured or disqualified players, so they are preparing for the upcoming game with the best squads. In the last five rounds, both teams have not scored a single point for two, and the upcoming match will be a rare opportunity to interrupt the prolonged losing streak. Formally, Western United is considered the favorite of this game, as it has good statistics of matches against Victory and will play at home. Melbourne gained only one away victory over another outsider, Newcastle Jets (1-2), and this is unlikely to be repeated in a confrontation with the stronger Western United. Both teams are having trouble with the attack. Western United has not scored goals in four games in a row, while Melbourne Victory has scored only four times in seven rounds. For this reason, a bet on low production will be promising.
Prediction for the match: Western United to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 3.5 goals scored
