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

A League · 2019-20
Fri 18 Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Leigh Broxham argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Sullivan.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mohamed Adam.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Keanu Baccus makes it 0-1.
  • 59' Daniel Georgievski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Alexander Meier makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 62' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Migjen Basha is hanging Jakob Poulsen on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Donachie.
  • 72' Ola Toivonen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 73' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Mohamed Adam trudges off to be replaced by Kwame Yeboah on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 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 reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kenny Athiu.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

H2H

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
4%
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.