Soccer Game Preview: Melbourne vs. Space Coast

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Previous 5 Games

01/20/21 - Away	10-0 W
11/14/19 - Home	8-0 W
11/14/16 - Away	5-0 W
11/02/15 - Home	2-0 W
10/27/14 - Neutral	5-0 W

Melbourne has gone 5-0 against Space Coast recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Melbourne Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Melbourne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Viera, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Melbourne was ranked 15th). Melbourne fell just short of Viera by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Space Coast's offense. They lost 4-0 to Titusville on Wednesday.

Melbourne's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-1. As for Space Coast, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Melbourne took their win against Space Coast in their previous matchup back in January of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Melbourne repeat their success, or does Space Coast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.