Melbourne City – Western United Picks & Prediction Picks & Prediction
Melbourne City - Western United Prediction, Picks and Taips
Melbourne City and Western United meet, in a match for this phase of League A (Semi ‑ finals). The recent head-to-head history is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 matches. The last head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 08-19-2020, ended with Melbourne City winning by (1‑3). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since Western United presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Melbourne City Forecast
The home team reaches this phase of League A (Semi-finals), after having finished the previous phase in 2nd position, with 47 points won. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 7 victories, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 32 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 10 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 30 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the championship, Melbourne City won 18 points out of a possible 30, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games they played at their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 8 matches at their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 ').
Melbourne City were one of the most consistent teams in the regular season of the Australian championship and, by finishing second in the leaderboard, with 47 points, just behind leading Sydney FC, they automatically won the right to go straight into the semifinals of the champion's qualifying play-offs. Thus, the team coached by Erick Mombaerts will play this game one week after ending the regular season with a 1-3 win, precisely against Western United. It was a match in which Najjar (12 ') and Maclaren (57' and 86 ') scored the goals, crowning the clear superiority evidenced by the Melbourne formation, both in the first and second half.
The away team comes to this stage of the A League (Semi ‑ finals) after having eliminated Brisbane Roar, with a (0‑1) away win in the previous tie. This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 29 games they have registered 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Western United won 17 points out of a possible 30, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 away games. In their away league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑1 (5 out of 13 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 27 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
Western United starred in the most surprising campaign of the last edition of the regular day of the A-League, which finished in fifth position in the qualifying table, with 39 points, and the guaranteed qualification for the decision play-offs on the champion. In the quarterfinals, the team technically coached by Mark Rudan managed to beat Brisbane Roar, in a match that ended with a 0-1 win for Western United, although the match was balanced. The decisive goal, scored at minute 21 of the first half, was made by the experienced Italian Alessandro Diamanti.
Our recommendation tip for Melbourne City - Western United : Melbourne City to win @ 1.98