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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time Kevin Muscat made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
6' Tarek Elrich has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 6.
11' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keisuke Honda on 11.
16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kosta Barbarouses suffering a number of foals already.
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nick Ansell.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' What a moment for Raul Baena! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
36' Raul Llorente has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' Magnificent from Kosta Barbarouses! That is 56 goals in 210 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' The supporters are chanting for Jaushua Sotirio. He replaces Abraham Majok on 46 minute.
49' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Raul Baena trudges off to be replaced by Leigh Broxham on 49 minutes.
54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' Vedran Janjetovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Raul Llorente.
74' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
76' The whistle greets Alexander Baumjohann as he departs to be replaced by Nick Fitzgerald.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Nick Ansell is replaced by Josh Hope on 82 minute.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Terry Antonis makes it 4-0.
83' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Brendan Hamill gets a Yellow card.
84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brendan Hamill.
86' The whistle greets Ola Toivonen as he departs to be replaced by Rahmat Akbari.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 4-0 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