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 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

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
#4	Position	#12
40	Points	21
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 15
44	Scored	27
33	Conceded	43
+11	GD	-16
1.54	PPG	0.81
42%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
6' Tarek Elrich is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
11' Against the run of play, Keisuke Honda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
16' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' Poor challenge from Nick Ansell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kevin Muscat will be considering his options from the bench.
31' A goal from the Spain international Raul Baena! He fires home on 31 to make it 2-0!
36' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
39' Against the run of play, Kosta Barbarouses has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' Australia international Lawrence Thomas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Abraham Majok by Jaushua Sotirio on 46 minute.
49' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Raul Baena is replaced by Leigh Broxham on 49 minute.
54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
59' Western Sydney Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
64' Western Sydney Wanderers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
69' Poor challenge from Raul Llorente. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' The 40-year-old Oriol Riera has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Fitzgerald is hanging Alexander Baumjohann on the field on 76 minute.
81' Keanu Baccus, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Nick Ansell departs to be replaced by Josh Hope.
83' Assisted by Ola Toivonen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Terry Antonis makes no mistake. 4-0!
83' A moment of madness from Brendan Hamill on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
84' Brendan Hamill catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
86' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Ola Toivonen is replaced by Rahmat Akbari.
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.75 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC72% Draw17% Western Sydney Wanderers FC11%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

28%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC57% Draw34% Western Sydney Wanderers FC9%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

3 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

6.9%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

5 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.2%

5 – 1

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	21%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	20%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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