Melbourne Victory will look to bounce back when it hosts the Whittlesea Ranges in the NPL 3 Victoria on Sunday.
Summary
Victory produced a solid performance, but fell to a 1-0 loss to the Preston Lions last time out.
In what was a relatively even encounter, Victory was unable to find a breakthrough against unbeaten Preston.
Gianluca Iannucci looked the most likely to score for Victory, forcing several saves from Lions goalkeeper Matthew Symes.
Victory will host Whittlesea at Epping Stadium as it seeks to respond to that defeat.
In a positive sign, Lleyton Brooks – who featured in the NPL 3 Victoria in the opening two rounds – scored the winner for the A-League side against the Newcastle Jets last week.
While Victory sits sixth on the table in the NPL 3 Victoria, Whittlesea is 11th.
Victory and Whittlesea last met in July 2019, when Ranges recorded a 1-0 win.
This week
NPL 3 Victoria: Melbourne Victory v Whittlesea Ranges (Sunday, April 18 at 3.00pm AEST at Epping Stadium, Melbourne)
U21 NPL 3 Victoria: Melbourne Victory v Whittlesea Ranges (Sunday, April 18 at 12.30pm AEST at Epping Stadium, Melbourne)
U19 NPL 3 Victoria: Melbourne Victory v Whittlesea Ranges (Sunday, April 18 at 10.00am AEST at Harvest Home Recreation Reserve, Melbourne)
U17 NPL 2: Melbourne Victory v South Melbourne (Sunday, April 18 at 3.15pm AEST at Harvest Home Recreation Reserve, Melbourne)
U16 NPL 1: Melbourne Victory v Eltham Redbacks (Sunday, April 18 at 1.15pm AEST at Harvest Home Recreation Reserve, Melbourne)
U15 NPL 3 North/West: Goulburn Valley Suns v Melbourne Victory (Sunday, April 18 at 11.30am AEST at John McEwen Reserve, Shepparton)
U14 NPL 3 North/West: Melbourne Victory v Hume City (Sunday, April 18 at 12.00pm AEST at Harvest Home Recreation Reserve, Melbourne)
Last week
NPL 3 Victoria: Preston Lions 1 Victory U21s 0
U21 NPL 3 Victoria: Preston Lions 2 Victory U19s 3 (Paneras 1’/68′, Anastovski 7′)
U19 NPL 3 Victoria: Preston Lions 0 Victory U17s 6 (Stamatelos 37’/50′ pen, Gust 41’/45′, Tanic 58′, Bos 60′)
