Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne Victory FC

0 – 1

Full Time

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Leigh Broxham 20' Y

Leigh Broxham 21' Y

Y 49' Milos Ninkovic

Y 85' Calem Nieuwenhof

Y 86' Tomislav Mrcela

Paul Izzo 86' Y

Y 87' Calem Nieuwenhof

Y 89' Marcelo

Y 90' Marcelo

Paul Izzo 90' Y

Y 90' Jarrod Carluccio

Chris Ikonomidis 90' Y

Y 90' Brandon Borrello

Stefan Nigro 90' Y

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

2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
08 Oct	Sydney FC	A	3–2	W
07 May	Sydney FC	A	4–1	W
29 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	4–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
09 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
08 May	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
05 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Wellington Phoenix 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' 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.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Leigh Broxham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
21' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Leigh Broxham gets a Yellow card.
26' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Magnificent from Tomislav Mrcela! That is 6 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
42' The deadlock is broken! Tomislav Mrcela gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
47' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' Milos Ninkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roderick Miranda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
59' Nishan Velupillay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' Chris Ikonomidis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Folami on 67 minute.
68' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Raimon Marchan trudges off to be replaced by Stefan Nigro on 68 minutes.
73' Western Sydney Wanderers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
77' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Brimmer departs to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
79' Milos Ninkovic makes way for Ramy Najjarine at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
84' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Nani is withdrawn and Lleyton Brooks gets his opportunity.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Calem Nieuwenhof on 85 minutes.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tomislav Mrcela.
87' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Calem Nieuwenhof gets a Yellow card.
88' Jarrod Carluccio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gabriel Cleur at the 88 minute mark.
89' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marcelo will be fuming at that decision.
90' Marcelo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Full Time. Western Sydney Wanderers FC beats Melbourne Victory FC

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 67'
1
Matt Acton
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 67'
23
Nathan Konstandopoulos
25
Noah Smith ↑ 67'
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 84'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 77'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-10-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-05-08 Macarthur FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-04-30 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.65 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC45% Draw27% Western Sydney Wanderers FC28%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

55%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw46% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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