On the 29th of January, Western United hosts Melbourne City in a meeting of these two A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Western United recorded a 1-2 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Gael Sandoval struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 16th minute, then Gary Hooper added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Rufer. Western United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Melbourne City, recorded a 3-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. Jamie MacLaren scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 18th minute, then Marco Ureña tied it up for Central Coast Mariners in the 41st minute on a feed from Storm Roux. Melbourne City is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 4th, Melbourne City hosted Western United at the Aami Park in their last match together. Western United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Dylan Wenzel-Halls struck first for Western United in the 20th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Melbourne City couldn’t muster any offence and Western United ran away with the shutout win.
MacLaren has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Melbourne City. Pain has been the most effective weapon for Western United lately. The Australian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.