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 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 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	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

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
#9	Position	#6
3	Points	5
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
5	Scored	6
6	Conceded	4
-1	GD	+2
0.75	PPG	1.25
0%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
14' The Australia Ben Folami breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
19' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' Storm Roux doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' James Troisi adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Leigh Broxham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
45' Dylan McGowan is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
48' What composure from Ben Folami! The Australia international strokes it home. 3-1.
53' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Callum McManaman gets a Yellow card.
56' The referee calls foul for Rudy Gestede. He receives a Yellow card.
61' Nicolai Muller is replacing Jordan O'Doherty for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
63' Goal! Dylan Ryan scores his 2 goal in 177 matches.
64' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Ziggy Gordon is replaced by Tate Russell on 64 minute.
69' The 36-year-old Jacob Butterfield has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
73' Magnificent from Jacob Butterfield! That is 5 goals in 400 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' Magnificent from Graham Dorrans! That is 4 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robbie Kruse.
79' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Graham Dorrans is replaced by Jordon Mutch.
84' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Folami departs to be replaced by Lleyton Brooks.
86' The Australia Mitch Duke breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 5-3!
88' Nicolai Muller is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Leigh Broxham trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Anderson on 88 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Patrick Ziegler on 90 minutes.
90' Robbie Kruse makes way for Jay Barnett at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 5-4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Honours even.

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
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	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

3 / 4

1.79 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC39% Draw23% Western Sydney Wanderers FC38%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

61%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC27% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC34%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–4 not predicted

5 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

0 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	18%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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