Australian A-League: August 13th -15th

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Wellington @ 2.28 pinnacle Wellington had the bye last week while the Gold Coast were unimpressive in their draw with Brisbane and now they go across the Tasman where they lost both games last year. The locals suprised people with their imporved performance last year and have been their home ground a very tough place to win at for any visiting side. Many of their players went to the recent World Cup and the experience they gained there should make them an even better side. Much of is expected of Wellington and like them to kick off their season with a win here, given that they have virtually the same squad as last year and the Gold Coast will need to improve quite a bit to have a chance here Newcastle @ 2.32 pinnacle Like the way that Newcastle played their opening game against Adelaide as they were the dominant side but for some wayward shooting woould have got more than a point from that game. Their structure was solid and their movement off the ball was quite good. Melbourne Heart were off the pace last week as the new side will take time to get all the players used to each other. While they have the makings of a good side, they made an avergae Central Coast side look good. Traveling to Newcastle will be a problem for them in their first away game as they face a side that will be hard to break down, while Newcastle will be able to cause them some problems until they get themselves sorted out