In my opinion Western United have really good chances to make at least one point in today's match up.

Western coming for this game with big mental advantage as they won last 3 consecutive matches against Melbourne Victory. Also this is not long trip for guests - less than an hour drive by car between both clubs stadiums.

Western coming for this game in great mood - they won last two league matches in a row and scored 5 goals in the process. Today they have all key players available like right defender Risdon, defensive midfielder Kilkenny, goalkeeper Young or striker Botic. Atmosphere in team is good, during the week club signed new contract with head coach John Aloisi. For sure he wants to give something back today.

Melbourne Victory coming for this game without their best player in current season (according to the ratings) Jake Brimmer (he is also best assistant). It's huge blow. Hosts have also really big problems with consistency at the back - they failed to keep clean sheet since November. For sure their confidence is not on the highest level - in last round Victory recorded painful loss on away against Sydney. Their midfielder Rai Marchan said: "It's true that this season we are struggling scoring goals and we are not good enough - we know it." He also commented United team: "They are a tough rival. The way they play, they make the other teams always feel uncomfortable. They make you feel that you have control of the game but they succeed in controlling what happens, because they give you the ball but then they have the space to counter-attack and they are really good at it. They are really competitive, they are always chasing you down, they make hard challenges."

Western is in better form, momentum is on their side, they have mental advantage and stronger line up on the paper. Guests have all required tools to avoid loss in this game.

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在我看来，西部联队很有可能在今天的比赛中至少得一分。

西部队在这场比赛中取得了巨大的心理优势，因为他们连续3场击败了墨尔本胜利队。对客人来说，这也不是一段很长的旅程——从两个俱乐部的体育场到俱乐部之间开车不到一个小时。

西部队带着很好的心情来参加这场比赛——他们在过去的两场联赛中取得了连胜，并在这个过程中进了5球。今天他们拥有所有的关键球员，比如右后卫里斯登，防守型中场基尔肯尼，门将杨和前锋博蒂奇。球队的气氛很好，本周俱乐部与主教练约翰·阿洛伊西签下了新合同。他今天肯定想有所回报。

墨尔本胜利队在这场比赛中没有了他们本赛季最好的球员(根据收视率)杰克·布里默(他也是最好的助手)。这是一个巨大的打击。东道主在后场的稳定性上也有很大的问题——他们从11月以来就没有失球。当然，他们的信心并没有达到最高水平——在上一轮胜利队客场输给悉尼队的比赛中，他们经历了痛苦的失利。他们的中场球员Rai Marchan说:“这个赛季我们确实很难进球，我们还不够好——我们知道这一点。”他还评论了曼联:“他们是一个强大的对手。他们打球的方式，总是让其他球队感到不舒服。他们让你觉得你控制了比赛，但他们成功地控制了发生的事情，因为他们把球给了你，但他们有反击的空间，他们真的很擅长。他们真的很好胜，他们总是在追你，他们会给你带来艰难的挑战。”

西方的状态更好，势头在他们这边，他们有心理优势，在纸上的阵容更强。客人有所有必要的工具，至少能不败。