A new look Melbourne Victory enters this game following an extending pre-season, led by new coach Giovanni Savarese.

The preseason has also seen the club sign a raft of new players including defenders Harry Shillington, Philipp Ziereis, and Tom Lockyer. The club also signed forwards Guillermo May and former South Melbourne captain, Harry Sawyer.

The club also unveiled new kits from Elite Eleven. The home kit features a traditional navy base and white chevron whilst the away kit see a return of the fluro yellow base colour.

On the park, the team kicked off its competitive season with a 1-1 draw against the Vietnamese team Thể Công–Viettel in the ACL2.

Also of note at the club from the A-League Women’s squad, Courtney Newbon was recently called up to the Matildas squad.