Time: 16:00, February 20
At 16 o'clock on February 20, Beijing time, in the 12th round of the Australian Super League, Melbourne Victory will sit at the Olympic Park Stadium to welcome the challenge of Western Union.
Melbourne Victory have been unable to regain their form after their unbeaten run in the 10th round of the AFL Premier League, drawing 0-0 with Melbourne City in the last round of the Melbourne derby. In the game against the in-form Melbourne City, although Melbourne Victory had the intention to launch an onslaught, the team still had a huge lack of ability to grasp opportunities in the absence of the main scorer Vernaroli, and finally could only regret to draw the opponent and draw two consecutive draws in the Melbourne derby.
At present, in the Australian Premier League standings, Melbourne Victory temporarily ranks 4th in the league with 6 wins, 10 draws and 1 loss, and the team has the most insufficient scoring ability in the championship group, because the offensive characteristics with Vernaroli as the only core are too single, and Flami and Ikonomidis on the side are not the type of strikers who can directly attack the goal. It is also worth mentioning that Melbourne Victory have not been particularly good at home this season, with a 43 per cent win rate in seven home games, and the team has been unlucky in their last two home games, first by 10-man Sydney, and then by a 1-0 upset defeat to Macarthur after a fierce attack and missed a penalty.
In terms of lineup, Melbourne Victory's leading scorer Vernaroli has fully recovered from a hand injury and returned to the squad for this round of the league, although whether to start the game still needs to be decided before the game.
Western United won 2-0 at home to Newcastle Jets in the Australian Premier League on 16 February, and the team's main attacker Peña gave Western United the lead with a spoon penalty early in the game, and then Potic's header gave Western United the advantage on the field, and finally won all three points. Unfortunately, however, in the game against Newcastle Jets, Western United's main centre-back Donaki was sent off for stepping on his opponent's leg while sliding, but VAR replays showed that Jets midfielder O'Neal seemed to be more suspicious of a foul first.
In the Australian Super League standings, Western United is currently at the bottom with 3 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses, 7 points behind the Newcastle Jets in front of them, and has completely lost the initiative to overtake the rankings. In this season's away games, Western United has only recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses in 8 appearances, with a winning rate as low as 12%, making it the worst team in the Australian Super League to grab points away from home. In addition, Western United's attacking prowess has also been terrible this season, with only 15 goals scored in 16 league games, and the forward line, led by Potic, Ruth and Wells, is desperately lacking in the ability to take chances.
In terms of the squad, Western United centre-back Donaki will be suspended for three games for his pedaling maneuvers, while the team's captain and main right-back Resden is also suspended for accumulating yellow cards, which is undoubtedly a major blow for Western United. In addition, Western United's full-backs Garusio, O'Toole and Tratt are all injured, and the backline may have to be replaced by players from other positions in this round of league play, and the personnel situation is stretched.
Tuge point of view:
In the previous 14 meetings between the two teams, Melbourne Victory won 4 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. Melbourne Victory, who are playing at home, have accumulated six rounds of winless runs, and in this round of the league, they will naturally return to the winning track when they attack at home. Today, Tuge wants to be a fan of Western United.
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