Western Utd welcomes Melbourne Victory at their AAMI stadium in the first game of the A-League semifinals. The host somehow managed to withstand the pressure of Wellington Phoenix in the last game and thus advanced to the semifinals. Prijovic scored a phenomenal goal that was enough for the home team to win and the goalkeeper of Western Utd Young was the hero of the match as he managed to defend everything. Western Utd certainly exceeded expectations with the placement in the semifinals and today they will play against the team that is in the best shape in the league. Melbourne Victory has crossed the path from a team that fought for survival last season to a team that can take the title and that is really a fantastic achievement for coach Popovic's team. Melbourne plays fantastic football and that was the last thing Sydney could feel when they won 4-1 away and made a nice overture before the start of the playoffs. It was their second victory in a row and they are undefeated in the previous 12 games, the last time they lost to Kobe in the AFC. The guests are certainly favourites before this duel they had more time to rest and I think they are currently a better team than Western Utd. The home team had a lot of luck in the previous game, the goalkeeper Young was fantastic, but I don't think he will be able to stop the Melbourne Victory attacks today, so I expect the guests to win this duel.

My prediction;

Outcome: Melbourne Victory to win