The team Australian Basketball League 2021 is all set to start a new competition on Saturday. In this upcoming match of the tournament, the team Illawarra Hawks will be locking horns against their rival team Melbourne United on March 13. The Melbourne Arena, Melbourne, Australia is the venue where the teams will join hands for the competition. The TH vs MU match will begin at 02:30 PM IST. Let’s see which is going to get a win in this next coming combat on Saturday.
Illawarra Hawks vs Melbourne United Preview
The team Illawarra Hawks is going to join this contest against Melbourne United on Saturday after facing a defeat in their previous match. In their last game, they played against Brisbane Bullets and with 97-91 scores, the team lost that game. On the other hand, the team Melbourne United has gained success against their opponent team Adelaide before joining this match. In that game, MU scored 82 points while the team TH has scored 73 points and at the end MU won that game. As far as their team standings is considered, the team TH is currently positioned at the third spot in the league table after winning eight games from their totally played 14 matches. Meanwhile, the team MU is placed at the first position after winning 10 games out of their 13 played matches. Right now the upper hand is of MU over the team TH.
TH vs MU Team Squads
Illawarra Hawks Squads
Justinian Jessup, Samson Froling, Akoldah Gak, A.J. Ogilvy, Justin Simon, Isaac White, Cameron Bairstow, Maxwell Darling, Deng Deng, Tyler Harvey, Emmett Naar, Deng Adel, Daniel Grida
Melbourne United Squads
Jo Acuil, Sam Mcdaniel, Shea Ili, Jack White, Scotty Hopson, Sam Short, Jock Landale, Yudai Baba, Mitchell Mccarron, Mason Peatling, Christopher Goulding, David Barlow
Winner Prediction
As far as their current form is considered, the team TH has won only two games out of their last played five matches (WLWLL). On the other side, the team MU has currently given three back-to-back win in their last five matches (LLWWW). Also, if we look at their last five head-to-head matches where these two teams encountered each other, Melbourne United is the one that has gained all the five wins in those meetings. Therefore, you see the team MU is ahead of their opponent whether its team’s position in the point table or the current form. This gives the upper hand to MU and more winning chances as well.
