Week 26 brings us a match on Dec 21st, where Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City will play a match in Melbourne in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Melbourne City, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Perth Glory. Atkinson struck first for Melbourne City in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Perth Glory was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory. Melbourne City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while western Sydney Wanderers is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Macarthur. Tomislav Uskok struck first for Macarthur in the 64th minute, then Hollman added another in the 74th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Macarthur took the shutout win. Western Sydney Wanderers is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Melbourne City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tomer Hemed has been the most effective weapon for Western Sydney Wanderers lately. The Israeli attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Melbourne City’s most prolific scorer has been Atkinson. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.