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Melbourne City welcome Western Sydney Wanderers to the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in the A-League on Saturday. City have three wins in four games, while the Wanderers have one win in five.
Melbourne have won two league games in November, regstering a 5-0 win at Perth Glory in their previous outing. Steven Ugarkovic bagged a first-half brace, while Andreas Kuen, Yonatan Cohen and Medin Memeti scored in the second half.
The Wanderers, meanwhile, registered their first win of the season earlier this month before falling to a 4-2 loss at local rivals Sydney FC last week. Zac Sapsford equalised in the first half of stoppage time before Marcus Antonsson netted in the second half.
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Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 35 times across competitions, with City leading 15-13.
- They met thrice in the A-League last season, with Melbourne recording two wins and losing one.
- Western Sydney (11) have the best goalscoring record in the league this season, three more than Melbourne.
- Melbourne have one loss in their last eight A-League home games, with that defeat coming against local rivals Melbourne Victory last month.
- Western Sydney have one win in 12 meetings with City, with that victory coming in the United Round last season.
- The Hearts have kept seven clean sheets in their last eight A-League home games.
Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction
Melbourne have two wins on the spin this month without conceding and are unbeaten in 10 home meetings against the Wanderers.
Aziz Behich is back from suspension, while Arion Sulemani has been included in the squad after a brief injury spell. Melbourne play for the first time after the international break, so boss Aurelio Vidmar has a well-rested squad.
Western Sydney, meanwhile, have won one of their five league games this term, suffering three defeats. They have conceded four goals in two of their last three games. Juan Mata was on the bench against Sydney FC last week but should start.
City have been the better record in this fixture recently, and considering their better form in the league this term, expect them to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Melbourne 2-1 Western Sydney
Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Melbourne to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes
