The top two positioned teams from Australian Basketball League 2021 point table is going to square-off against each other on Friday. This upcoming basketball challenge is going to be played on 25th June 2021 between Melbourne United and Perth Wildcats. The John Cain Arena, Melbourne is going to host this MU vs PW face-off on Friday, starting at 3:00 PM IST. Among MU and PW, Melbourne United is having the upper hand.
MU vs PW Match Details
- Australian Basketball League 2021
- Melbourne United vs Perth Wildcats
- 25th June 2021, Friday
- Kick-Off at 3:00 PM IST
- John Cain Arena, Melbourne (Venue)
Melbourne United vs Perth Wildcats Preview & Prediction
As of now, Melbourne United has played 36 matches in this tournament and gained 28 victories along with 8 defeats as well. Melbourne United has bagged victory in their last match on June 20 which they have faced-off against Perth. In that game, Melbourne United scored 83 points while Perth scored 74 and MU won by 83-74 scores. Earlier on June 18, Melbourne United won against Perth with the winning scores of 70-73.
In the meantime, Perth Wildcats has also taken part in 36 games and have achieved 25 victories along with the 11 defeats. On June 20, Perth Wildcats has faced defeat against Melbourne United by 74-83 scores. Meanwhile on June 18, the team PW has also lost against the same opponent by 73-70 scores. The team PW is currently placed at the second place, while MU is one step ahead being positioned at the first spot.
MU vs PW Team Squads
Melbourne United Squads
Jack White, Scotty Hopson, Sam Mcdaniel, Shea Ili, Jo Acuil, Jock Landale, Sam Short, Mitchell Mccarron, Christopher Goulding, Mason Peatling, Yudai Baba, David Barlow
Perth Wildcats Squads
Bryce Cotton, Jarred Bairstow, John Mooney, Andrew Ferguson, Jesse Wagstaff, Clint Steindl, Taylor Britt, Mitchell Norton, Majok Majok, Corey Shervill, Todd Blanchfield, Michael Riley, Kevin White, Wani Swaka Lo Buluk, Tom Jervis, Luke Travers
MU vs PW: Probable Lineups
Team MU: Jack White, Sam McDaniel, Mitch McCarron, Yudai Baba, Chris Goulding
Team PW: Bryce Cotton, Andrew Ferguson, Mitchell Norton, Taylor Britt, Corey Shervill
MU vs PW: Key Players & Winner Prediction
The current form of MU (WWWLW) is much stronger than the recent form of PW (LLWL). If we also consider their Head-to-Head matches from their current five face-offs, then here also MU has the lead with 4 wins while PW has only 1 win in their account. This current status of both Melbourne United and Perth Wildcats is indicating more winning chances of MU than PW. Now talking about the top picks from MU and PW, the team Melbourne United has Jock Landale, Christopher Goulding, and Mitchell McCarron as their ranking performers. Meanwhile, Perth Wildcats scoring players list includes Bryce Cotton, Taylor Britt, and Mitchell Norton.
