On Mar 27th, Melbourne Victory will play host to Western Sydney Wanderers in a A-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Melbourne Victory sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley struck first for Western United in the 47th minute, then Brendan Hamill tied it up for Melbourne Victory in the 85th minute earning Melbourne Victory at least a draw. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Western Sydney Wanderers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Adelaide United. Neither Western Sydney Wanderers nor Adelaide United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Western Sydney Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Western Sydney Wanderers won by a score of 2 to 0. Tate Russell scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 55th minute, then Dimitri Petratos added another in the 80th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Melbourne Victory was frustrated by Western Sydney Wanderers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Western Sydney Wanderers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Western Sydney Wanderers hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Keanu Baccus and Tomer Hemed, and they each have 1 goal. Nicholas D’Agostino has been the most effective weapon for Melbourne Victory lately. The Australian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.