2010 A-League Grand Final Preview- Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
By Beejay on Mar 19, 2010 with Comments 0
Etihad Stadium will erupt on Saturday night in Melbourne when the 2010 A-League Grand Final takes place between bitter rivals Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC, with the game set to commence at 7pm in front of a capacity crowd of predominantly home town fans.
The 2010 A-League Grand Final is set to showcase the two major clubs in the competition and the two best teams this season, in Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.
Passionate football fans from both teams will fill Etihad Stadium to the rafters on Saturday night and create a cauldron of excitement in anticipation of what should be a most memorable A-League Grand Final.
Melbourne Victory boast a legitimate match-winner in Archie Thompson and the big stage is where he excels, add Kevin Muscat down back and the emergence of Robbie Kruse as a goal scorer up front, and the Melbourne side will take a ton of beating.
Sydney FC have been a classy outfit this season and have beaten Melbourne three times with the other two games ending in draws. They have talent all over the park and goal scorers in Alex Brosque and Mark Bridge which could make this a classic shoot out of the highest order come Saturday night.
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2010 A-League Grand Final Odds
Melbourne Victory 2.28
Sydney FC 3.45
The Draw 3.55
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At first glance, Sydney look very much over the odds, particularly as they scored 5 goals against the Victory in three games during the regular season, whilst conceding none. If you fancy Sydney then you are getting great value on the overall form against the Victory this season,.
When it matter most though, in the finals, Melbourne were able to put 2 goals past Sydney in both finals matches, and that Grand Final experience will come to the fore again on Saturday night.
Who will win the 2010 A-League Grand Final?
Melbourne Victory’s experience on the biggest stage and their big name players ability to rise to the occasion should see them win an absorbing battle against their arch rival, in one of the most anticipated Grand Finals ever in the A-League.
Our Tip: Melbourne Win – 2.28 @ Betfair
2010 A-League Grand Final Teams
Melbourne Victory team
1.Mitchell Langerak (Gk), 2.Kevin Muscat (C), 3.Mate Dugandzic, 5.Surat Sukha, 6.Leigh Broxham, 8.Grant Brebner, 10.Archie Thompson, 11.Marvin Angulo, 12.Rodrigo Vargas, 13.Nathan Elasi, 15.Tom Pondeljak, 16.Carlos Hernandez, 17.Matthew Foschini, 19. Evan Berger, 20.Glen Moss (Gk), 21.Robbie Kruse, 22.Nick Ward, 23.Adrian Leijer, 25.Aziz Behich
In: Aziz Behich (Promoted From Nyl), Mate Dugandzic (Promoted), Nathan Elasi (Promoted)
Out: NilNot available: Billy Celeski (injury), Matthew Kemp (injury), Nik Mrdja (Suspended)
Sydney Fc team
1. Clint Bolton (Gk), 2. Sebastian Ryall 3. Stephan Keller, 4.Simon Colosimo, 5. Hayden Foxe, 6. Karol Kisel, 7. Brendan Gan, 8. Stuart Musialik, 12. Shannon Cole, 13. Antony Golec, 14. Alex Brosque, 15. Terry Mcflynn (C), 16. Chris Payne,19. Mark Bridge, 20. Ivan Necevski, 22. Sung-Hwan Byun, 31. Joe Gibbs
In: Shannon Cole (Returns From Injury), Joe Gibbs (Promoted)
Out: John Aloisi (Hamstring – Season)Not available: Kofi Danning (injury), Matthew Jurman (injury), Steve Corica (injury), Rhyan Grant (injury), Adam Casey (injury), John Aloisi (injury)
Head-to-Head Overall
Melbourne Victory: 6 wins – 22 goals
Sydney: 4 wins – 20 goals
Drawn: 7 timesHead-to-Head in Season 2009/2010
Finals Week 2
Sunday 7 March 2010 – Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney FC 2- 2 Melbourne Victory
36 Karol Kisel (SC) Penalty
53 Mark Bridge (SC)
15 Robbie Kruse (MV)
113 Archie Thompson (MV)Finals Week 1
Thursday 18 February 2010 – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Victory 2 – 1 Sydney FC
16 Mrdja (MV)
40 Hernandez (MV)
42 Aloisi (SC)Round 27
Sunday 14 February 2010 – Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney 2 – 0 Melbourne Victory
34 Kisel (SC)
49 Aloisi (SC)Round 20
Saturday 19 December 2009 – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Victory 0 – 0 Sydney
Round 10
Friday 9 October 2009 – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Victory 0 – 3 Sydney
15 Brosque (SC)
16 Bridge (SC)
19 Bridge (SC)
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