Melbourne Victory hosts Western Sydney Wanderers in Sunday afternoon's (27th) A-League match. Victory's recent slowdown in the league, hoping to win again, but the team's attacking power is not good enough, and there are a number of front-line players out of action. Facing the Wanderers, whose performance is not guaranteed on the road, it will be difficult for both sides to score too many goals, and the median of 2.5 goals is a good way to go. (Live on TVB85 at 4:05pm on Sunday)
Victory are undefeated in their last five league matches, but since beating FC MacArthur 3-1 at the beginning of March, their last three league matches have ended in draws, including a 1-1 draw with front-runners Western Union. In terms of firepower, Victory is not the most popular team in the A-League and relies too heavily on Ricardo Gostino, who has scored seven goals for the team so far in the league.
Rangers slumping firepower trailing
However, with the absence of several key players from the frontcourt, Victory's attacking power is bound to be further weakened by the fact that Ricardo Gostinho and his main flanker Binko Naomi have been called up by the Australian national team and will not be able to play for Victory this time around.
Rangers, who have been floundering recently, have a poor performance on the road this season, with only 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats in their last 7 league matches, and they have conceded in all of them. Rangers' striker power is also quite weak, scoring only 18 goals in the league so far, which is worrying about their ability to grab points. Victory has scored 2 goals or less in 5 of their last 6 league matches, which is not a very open style of play, so they are not expected to score much in this match, and the median goal of 2.5 goals is a good bet.
broadcast schedule
Sunday 4:05pm AFL Melbourne Victory Vs Western Sydney Wanderers
TVB 85
Monday 7:05am World Cup Outside Honduras Vs Mexico
