Melbourne City has lost consecutive away games, Adelaide United has an unstable defense, and Western Sydney Wanderers have lost their color!
Sydney FC v Australia Melbourne City.
Sydney FC are provisionally fifth with 26 points after 17 Premier League games. Sydney FC are in good form after a 2-1 win over Adelaide United in the previous leg and have won their last two consecutive victories. Sydney FC have scored in their last four league games, however they have never conceded a goal and their attacking approach has been very aggressive, conceding six of their eight goals.
Melbourne City are seventh with 22 points after 17 games this season. In the last round of the Premier League, Melbourne City drew 0-0 away from Melbourne to win, and the last three rounds have been quite poor, with 1 draw and 2 defeats. Melbourne City have lost three games in a row, the last three have been away defeats, an average of more than two per game, and a total of 11 concedes, which is a very bad away game.
The last six meetings between the two teams have seen Sydney score 1-1-4-4-2 goals from their hometown. Sydney FC have won at home in their last four seasons, and Melbourne City have lost their games in each of their last three seasons and have also had a terrible run. Sydney FC are very likely to get three points in this game, and with the recent tough style of play of both teams, there will be more goals.
Australian Premier League: Adelaide and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Adelaide United are provisionally ninth with 19 points after 17 games this season. They lost 2-1 to Sydney in last week's Premier League fixture and have had a poor run of the last four rounds, drawing one and losing three. Adelaide United's defense is not solid, conceding all of the last 10 rounds, conceding a total of 14, and the defensive end is very average.
The Western Sydney Pacers are provisionally sixth with 25 points after 17 rounds. Western Sydney have not had a good run of results, losing 1-0 to Centre Coast in last week's league fixture and losing 2-1 in their last two rounds, scoring six goals and eight goals in that time.
In the last six matches, Adelaide have won three of them and lost two of their two. Despite the recent dip in form from both teams, Adelaide United have scored at home at a decent level, with Western Sydney losing their last two games and a poor run on the road, so this time around, Adelaide United are still looking to pick up the three points.