Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Tarek Elrich

Nick Ansell 21' Y

Y 69' Raul Llorente

Y 83' Brendan Hamill

Y 84' Brendan Hamill

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Andrew Lindsay
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
11 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
03 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
28 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–3	L
20 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–4	L
23 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
03 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–0	W
27 Oct	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
21 Oct	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#9	Position	#6
3	Points	5
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
5	Scored	6
6	Conceded	4
-1	GD	+2
0.75	PPG	1.25
0%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Western Sydney Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
5' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
6' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tarek Elrich on 6 minutes.
11' A stunning finish from Keisuke Honda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nick Ansell on 21.
26' Melbourne Victory FC have won 300 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' What composure from Raul Baena! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-0.
36' Terry Antonis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
39' What a strike from Kosta Barbarouses! The score is 3-0.
44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Abraham Majok is withdrawn and Jaushua Sotirio gets his opportunity.
49' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Leigh Broxham on, Raul Baena off on 49 minutes.
54' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Thomas Deng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
69' Raul Llorente was booked on 69.
74' Corey Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 211 appearances.
76' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Alexander Baumjohann exits the field as Nick Fitzgerald enters on 76.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Tokich made 206 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' Josh Hope gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Nick Ansell and will look to change the dynamic.
83' The Australia Terry Antonis breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 4-0!
83' Controversy at the stadium! Brendan Hamill argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' Brendan Hamill picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Ola Toivonen is replaced by Rahmat Akbari on 86 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 49'
16
Josh Hope ↑ 83'
13
Birkan Kirdar
19
Rahmat Akbari ↑ 86'

Coach Kevin Muscat

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alexander Baumjohann ↓ Nick Fitzgerald 76'
4
Josh Risdon
11
Bruce Kamau ↓ Jaushua Sotirio 46'
21
Tarek Elrich
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Marc Tokich 46'
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
24
Raul Llorente
17
Keanu Baccus
49
Abraham Majok ↓ Jaushua Sotirio 46'
9
Oriol Riera

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	3
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Melbourne Victory FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC59% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

41%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw41% Western Sydney Wanderers FC16%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet