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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' Mitch Duke, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
14' Ben Folami does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
19' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' Jordon Mutch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
28' Storm Roux adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
31' Against the run of play, James Troisi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' Callum McManaman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
41' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dylan McGowan.
48' Goal! Ben Folami scores his 9 goal in 361 matches.
53' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
55' Poor challenge from Callum McManaman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rudy Gestede.
61' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Jordan O'Doherty has done his job and it is now time for Nicolai Muller to step up.
63' Assisted by Callum McManaman with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dylan Ryan makes no mistake. 4-1!
64' Ziggy Gordon makes way for Tate Russell at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jacob Butterfield makes it 5-1.
76' Against the run of play, Graham Dorrans has scored! This game has turned on its head.
76' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Robbie Kruse gets a Yellow card.
79' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Graham Dorrans is withdrawn and Jordon Mutch gets his opportunity.
84' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Ben Folami exits the field as Lleyton Brooks enters on 84.
86' Mitch Duke doubles the advantage! 5-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
88' Magnificent from Nicolai Muller! That is 14 goals in 518 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Leigh Broxham has done his job and it is now time for Aaron Anderson to step up.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patrick Ziegler on 90.
90' Jay Barnett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robbie Kruse on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.

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.