December 4th features a match where Melbourne City will host Western United at Aami Park in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Melbourne City is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Adelaide United. Jamie MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the 28th minute, then Andrew Nabbout added another in the 61st minute. Melbourne City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Western United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Perth Glory. Dylan Wenzel-Halls scored the first goal for Western United in the 78th 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 Western United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Western United ended the match with the shutout victory. Western United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Western United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Diamanti and Iker Guarrotxena each only have 1 goal in their last five. Melbourne City’s most prolific scorer has been Colakovski. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.