Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

5 – 4

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Fri 23 Apr 2021 · 09:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'

Y 45' Dylan McGowan

Callum McManaman 55' Y

Rudy Gestede 56' Y

Robbie Kruse 76' Y

Y 90' Patrick Ziegler

Matt Acton 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at AAMI Park.

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 Wilson Brown
Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Jack Morgan
Referee Alireza Faghani

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

2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	5–4	W
17 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L
10 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
04 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	4–5	L
16 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D
03 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
26 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	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' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at AAMI Park.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' 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.
14' What a strike from Ben Folami! The score is 1-0.
19' Callum McManaman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
24' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' Brilliant from the ! Storm Roux makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 28.
31' James Troisi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Australia international Brandon Lauton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
48' A goal from the Australia international Ben Folami! He fires home on 45 to make it 3-1!
53' Jacob Butterfield is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum McManaman on 55.
56' Rudy Gestede was booked on 56.
61' Nicolai Muller is replacing Jordan O'Doherty for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
63' Dylan Ryan doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
64' Tate Russell gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Ziggy Gordon and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ziggy Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
73' GOAL! Jacob Butterfield fires home to make it 5-1!
76' Graham Dorrans is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
76' Robbie Kruse has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
79' Jordon Mutch is replacing Graham Dorrans for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
84' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Folami departs to be replaced by Lleyton Brooks.
86' Mitch Duke does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
88' What a strike from Nicolai Muller! The score is 5-4.
88' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Leigh Broxham by Aaron Anderson on 88 minute.
90' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Robbie Kruse by Jay Barnett on 90 minute.
5-4 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
James Troisi
7
Bruce Kamau
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Nicolai Muller 61'
34
Patrick Ziegler
30
Daniel Margush
12
Mitch Duke
2
Ziggy Gordon ↓ Tate Russell 64'
18
Graham Dorrans ↓ Jordon Mutch 79'
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↓ Tass Mourdoukoutas 79'
4
Dylan McGowan C
39
Thomas Aquilina

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-04-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-04-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2021-04-03 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.41 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC52% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

48%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw37% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–4 not predicted

5 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.9%

4 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	19%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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