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

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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' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The referee has no hesitation. Leigh Broxham is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 20.
21' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
26' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
31' Western Sydney Wanderers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
36' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Tomislav Mrcela adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
42' The deadlock is broken! Tomislav Mrcela gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
49' The referee calls foul for Milos Ninkovic. He receives a Yellow card.
54' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
59' 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 Leigh Broxham suffering a number of foals already.
64' It’s high time Anthony Popovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
67' Chris Ikonomidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Folami at the 67 minute mark.
68' The crowd applauds Raimon Marchan as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Nigro steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
73' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Nishan Velupillay on, Jake Brimmer off on 77 minutes.
79' Ramy Najjarine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milos Ninkovic on 79 minute.
84' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 84 minute. Nani leaves to be changed by Lleyton Brooks.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Calem Nieuwenhof.
86' Tomislav Mrcela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Calem Nieuwenhof on 87 minutes.
88' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Gabriel Cleur by Jarrod Carluccio on 88 minute.
89' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marcelo will be fuming at that decision.
90' Marcelo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC share the spoils 0-1.

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
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	3
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2
Nishan Velupillay	2
Brandon Borrello	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.