In this week 11 match on Jan 7th, Melbourne City hosts Western United in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Melbourne City, recorded a 3-1 win against Wellington Phoenix. David Ball struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 16th minute on a feed from Elliot, but Mathew Leckie got the equalizer for Melbourne City in the 18th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a penalty goal by MacLaren to cap off a wild match. Melbourne City looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while western United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar. Yared Abetew struck first for Brisbane Roar in the 28th minute on a feed from Henry Hore, then in the 78th minute, Josh Risdon sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Aleksandar Prijović earning Western United at least a draw. Western United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Oct 7th, Melbourne City hosted Western United at the Aami Park in their last match together. Melbourne City was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Lacroix struck first for Melbourne City on an own goal in the 38th minute, then Jamie MacLaren added another in the 59th minute.
Western United’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Prijović. The Serbian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Melbourne City is fortunate enough to have Jamie MacLaren in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 7 goals.