On the 28th of May, Melbourne City will host Western United in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Melbourne City, recorded a 2-1 win against Adelaide United. Zach Clough scored the first goal for Adelaide United in the 48th minute, then Marco Tilio got the equalizer for Melbourne City in the 74th minute on a feed from Andrew Nabbout Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by MacLaren to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Melbourne City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Western United recorded a 4-1 win against Melbourne Victory. Aleksandar Prijović struck first for Western United in the 18th minute, but Jake Brimmer got the equalizer for Melbourne Victory in the 37th minute. Western United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 12th, Western United hosted Melbourne City at the Whitten Oval in their last match together. Western United and Melbourne City battled to a 2-2 draw. Leo Lacroix struck first for Western United in the 16th minute, then Rene Krhin added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Dylan Pierias.
Western United’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Prijović. The Serbian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Melbourne City’s most prolific scorer has been Jamie MacLaren. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.