Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 27 Mar 2022 · 08:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Brendan Hamill 68' Y

Y 80' Steven Peter Ugarkovic

Roderick Miranda 88' R

Overview

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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)

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

2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
23 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–1	D
19 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
09 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
04 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
19 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
20 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' James Troisi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
11' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Jarrod Carluccio comes on to replace Ramy Najjarine.
16' Jack Rodwell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' Terry Antonis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
31' Tate Russell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' Chris Ikonomidis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nishan Velupillay on 61 minute.
66' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marco Rojas suffering a number of foals already.
68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brendan Hamill on 68.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
78' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Joshua Brillante has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Birkan Kirdar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua Brillante at the 80 minute mark.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steven Peter Ugarkovic.
81' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Francesco Margiotta exits the field as Lleyton Brooks enters on 81.
84' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Jason Geria is withdrawn and Stefan Nigro gets his opportunity.
88' Roderick Miranda is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Thomas Aquilina is replaced by Adama Traore.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Marco Rojas
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↓ Raimon Marchan 61'
17
Brendan Hamill
22
Jake Brimmer
3
Jason Davidson
21
Roderick Miranda
9
Francesco Margiotta ↓ Lleyton Brooks 81'
2
Jason Geria ↓ Stefan Nigro 84'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 61'
8
Joshua Brillante ↓ Birkan Kirdar 80'

Bench

16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 84'
13
Birkan Kirdar ↑ 80'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 61'
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 81'
20
Ivan Kelava
4
Raimon Marchan ↑ 61'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Jack Rodwell ↑ 90'
14
James Troisi ↑ 61'
2
Ziggy Gordon
20
Tomas Mejias
3
Adama Traore ↑ 90'
32
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 11'
36
Alessandro Lopane

Coach Mark Rudan

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

2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-03-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-03-12 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC49% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

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	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

51%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw43% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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