Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

1 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Fri 18 Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Leigh Broxham 21' Y

Thomas Deng 21' Y

Y 31' Nicolas Sullivan

Y 49' Mohamed Adam

James Donachie 67' Y

Kenny Athiu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Alex King
Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee George Lakrindis

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

2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
12 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	0–0	D
12 May	Sydney FC	A	1–6	L
03 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
19 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
12 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
27 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–3	L

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' Temperatures are rising at as Melbourne Victory FC face off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Elvis Kamsoba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
21' The referee calls foul for Leigh Broxham. He receives a Yellow card.
26' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Sullivan on 31.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mohamed Adam on 49 minutes.
54' Magnificent from Keanu Baccus! That is 14 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
62' Alexander Meier does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
62' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Jakob Poulsen trudges off to be replaced by Migjen Basha on 62 minutes.
67' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. James Donachie gets a Yellow card.
72' GOAL! Ola Toivonen fires home to make it 1-2!
73' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Adam departs to be replaced by Kwame Yeboah.
78' Western Sydney Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Western Sydney Wanderers FC winning 50% of all matches.
88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kenny Athiu on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2019-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.04 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC56% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

44%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+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

36% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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