On Wednesday Feb 16th, in week 10, Western Sydney Wanderers hosts Melbourne Victory in a clash of the A-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 10th placed Western Sydney Wanderers, recorded a 1-3 loss against Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie struck first for Melbourne City in the 36th minute, then Mathew Leckie added another in the 43rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Melbourne Victory, recorded a 1-2 loss against Newcastle Jets. Jake Brimmer struck first for Melbourne Victory in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Valentino Yuel tied it up for Newcastle Jets in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 70th minute on a penalty goal by Beka Mikeltadze. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas D’Agostino. The Australian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Western Sydney Wanderers’s top weapon lately has been Jack Rodwell, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.