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Western United welcome Melbourne City to AAMI Park for an Australian A-League matchday three fixture on Monday (November 4th). The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Western Sydney Wanderers.
They went behind to Brandon Borrello's 14th-minute strike while Hiroshi Ibusuki drew the game level three minutes into the second half.
Melbourne City, meanwhile, fell to a 3-1 defeat at home to Melbourne Victory. They were three goals down by halftime courtesy of first-half goals from Nishan Velupillay, Nikos Vergos and Ryan Teague. Andrew Nabbout pulled one back for the hosts in the 64th minute.
The loss left the City Blues in seventh spot with three points from two games. Western United are eighth on two points.
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Western United vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Melbourne City have 10 wins from the last 16 head-to-head games. Western United were victorious five times while one game ended in a draw.
- Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Melbourne City claimed a 1-0 home win.
- Five of the last six head-to-head games have produced three goals or more, with four games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Four of Western United's last five league games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Melbourne City's last eight competitive games have produced at least eight corner kicks.
- Melbourne City have won five of the last six head-to-head games (one loss).
Western United vs Melbourne City Prediction
Western United have made a two-game winless start to the league season, drawing the two games they have played so far. John Aloisi's side will be hoping to change that statistic here but they have struggled in this fixture in recent years.
Melbourne City proved their mettle in their opening-day away victory over Newcastle Jets. Aurelio Vidmar's side held onto their one-goal lead despite playing for over 20 minutes with a numerical disadvantage.
Monday's visitors have been historically superior in this fixture but come into the match as pre-game outsiders. We are backing the home side to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Western United 2-1 Melbourne City
Western United vs Melbourne City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Western United to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 8.5 corner kicks
