Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory: A-League Saturday Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory will battle it out for spot in the A-League semi-finals when they meet on Saturday at CommBank Stadium.

Wanderers have had a strong end to the season, finishing fourth on the ladder, to earn them home advantage in the Elimination final.

Victory finished one point and one place below them on the ladder, and there is little to separate the two sides heading into the game.

It is a clash that could go either way, but there is no shortage of excitement and goals when these two sides come together.

There have been some high-scoring thrillers in recent meetings, and Saturday’s clash has all the makings of another one.

One of these A-League big guns will be heading to the semi-finals, the other the beach.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory betting preview

Wanderers on a high

They may have missed out on the top two, but the Wanderers can be pleased with a strong end to the season.

The red and blacks have found some momentum at just the right time, winning the last two games, and remaining unbeaten in the last five.

They wrapped up the season with a 3-1 away win at Macarthur, where Marcus Antonsson was on target once again.

The striker, who has three goals in the last four games against Victory, is sure to be a big threat once again, and can be backed at 2.30 to score at anytime in the game.

Lack of goals has never been an issue in recent meetings between these two sides.

Wanderers won the last clash 4-2, while there have also been two 4-3 thrillers, Wanderers winning one, Victory the other.

There have been 24 goals over the last four games and over 4.5 goals in the Elimination final can be backed at 4.33.

Victory out to break hoodoo

Melbourne Victory have not enjoyed a great deal of success against Western Sydney in recent seasons.

Indeed they have won just one game in the last six, and will need to reverse that trend if they are to make the semi-finals.

That win did come at CommBank Stadium in December 2023 when Bruno Fornaroli scored all four goals in a 4-3 win.

The striker is a player that loves to rise to the big occasion, and he can be backed at 5.50 to score the first goal of the game, or 2.20 to score at anytime.

Victory have performed well in their last two games on the road and will need to take their game to yet another level to beat the Wanderers on their own patch.

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Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory odds

Western Sydney Wanderers - 2.25
Draw - 3.30
Melbourne Victory - 3.10

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