Soccer Game Preview: Melbourne vs. Viera

The Melbourne Bulldogs will take on the Viera Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Melbourne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Heritage onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Bulldogs wouldn't have won without Serge Dalgalarrando, who scored the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Viera hasn't lost a match since December 16, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. Everything went their way against East River as Viera made off with a 3-0 win. Considering the Hawks have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Viera has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six contests. As for Melbourne, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-4-1.

Melbourne might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Viera when the teams last played on January 13th. Can Melbourne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.