AAMI Park will play host to Saturday's Round 1 A-League game between Melbourne City and Western United. The game kicks off at 5:30 pm with Melbourne City heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Melbourne City vs. Western United game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday October 21, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Where: AAMI Park

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Melbourne City vs Western United Preview

There is a reason Melbourne City enter the season as the clear favourites to win both the Premiership and the Grand Final, they have the best squad in the league.

There has been no shortage of turnover though with 10 members of their Grand Final squad gone and a number of new faces taking their place.

However when you have the resources of the City Football Group, you can bring in some handy replacemens including Jamie Young, Aziz Behich, Allesandro Lopane and German Tolgay Arslan.

Western United’s evolution from an expansion team to a generation next has seen their initial batch of veteran recruits that steered them to their first title moved on in favour of a number of younger players.

It starts and ends with the dynamic Brazilian Daniel Penha who is the metronome that keeps that midfield ticking over.

Both clubs saw their Australia Cup runs ended at the hands of Sydney FC and both should feature in the finals series but Western United just don’t look like they will be able to have the firepower to keep up with City in this one.

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