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 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roderick Miranda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Acton made 214 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
11' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Ramy Najjarine has done his job and it is now time for Jarrod Carluccio to step up.
16' Adama Traore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
26' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' Leigh Broxham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
41' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Chris Ikonomidis comes on to replace Nishan Velupillay.
66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
68' Brendan Hamill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
73' Brendan Hamill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' 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.
80' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Joshua Brillante by Birkan Kirdar on 80 minute.
80' The referee calls foul for Steven Peter Ugarkovic. He receives a Yellow card.
81' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Francesco Margiotta exits the field as Lleyton Brooks enters on 81.
84' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Jason Geria has done his job and it is now time for Stefan Nigro to step up.
88' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
90' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Thomas Aquilina is replaced by Adama Traore.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

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
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

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

1.24 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw28% Western Sydney Wanderers FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

66%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC23% Draw46% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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