Melbourne Victory and Wrexham will meet for the first time ever in a pre-season friendly on Friday morning. Victory finished in fifth place in the A-League in the 2024/25 campaign, losing out in the play-off final to bitter rivals Melbourne City, while the Red Dragons won a third successive promotion to the Championship, becoming the first side to do so in English football.
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Key stats
- Victory have lost two of their last three games, failing to score in both.
- Wrexham have won three in a row, and are unbeaten in 10 matches in total.
- Only nine and 10 goals in total respectively have been scored in Victory and Wrexham's last five games.
Correct score prediction: Melbourne Victory 1-1 Wrexham
Given the last few matches involving both teams, this could be a low-scoring affair. Wrexham are in better form heading into this one, but the quality of League One compared to the A-League should be taken into account.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds not available at time of writing
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- DRAW: N/A
- AWAY: N/A
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Most recent H2Hs: First meeting between the teams
Melbourne Victory preview: Three new signings could make debuts
Victory could give debuts to as many as three new signings that have been made in the summer transfer window so far. Franco Lino, Louis D'Arrigo and Keegan Jelacic are all hoping to be given chances from the start.
Predicted lineup: Duncan (GK); Rawlins, Miranda, Lachlan, Lino; Valadon, D'Arrigo, Clarismario, Jelacic, Lual & Vergos
Australia A-League 10/05/25
W
Western Sydney Wanderers
1
Melbourne Victory
2
Australia A-League 04/05/25
D
Newcastle Jets
1
Melbourne Victory
1
Australia A-League 25/04/25
W
Macarthur FC
1
Melbourne Victory
2
Australia A-League 19/04/25
L
Auckland FC
2
Melbourne Victory
0
Australia A-League 12/04/25
W
Wellington Phoenix
2
Melbourne Victory
3
Wrexham preview: Hardie and Ward pushing for first starts
New signings Ryan Hardie and Danny Ward will be pushing for their first starts since signing for Wrexham in the summer transfer window. The likes of Elliot Lee and Max Cleworth should also start for the Red Dragons.
Predicted lineup: Ward (GK); Cleworth, Scarr, Brunt; Longman, Dobson, James, Rathbone, McClean; Lee & Hardie
England League 1 03/05/25
W
Lincoln City
0
Wrexham
2
England League 1 26/04/25
W
Charlton
0
Wrexham
3
England League 1 21/04/25
W
Blackpool
1
Wrexham
2
England League 1 18/04/25
D
Bristol Rovers
1
Wrexham
1
England League 1 12/04/25
D
Wigan
0
Wrexham
0
Player to watch: Danny Ward
Danny Ward could make his debut in goal for Wrexham when they take on Victory. His signing in this summer's transfer window represents a major coup for the Red Dragons.
Indeed, not only is he a Wales international signing for the Welsh club, but he also boasts plenty of experience at a high level, notably featuring in the Premier League for Leicester in the 2024/25 campaign. Ward may have to be busy against Victory, and he would love to mark his potential debut with a clean sheet if possible.