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 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

2022-10-15 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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Leigh Broxham gets a Yellow card.
21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leigh Broxham.
26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' 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.
41' What a moment for Tomislav Mrcela! That strike on 41 puts his side firmly in control.
42' GOAL! Tomislav Mrcela fires home to make it 0-2!
47' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
49' Milos Ninkovic was booked on 49.
54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romain Amalfitano made 209 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' The whistle greets Ben Folami as he departs to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis.
68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Raimon Marchan by Stefan Nigro on 68 minute.
73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Nishan Velupillay on, Jake Brimmer off on 77 minutes.
79' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Milos Ninkovic departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
84' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Nani is withdrawn and Lleyton Brooks gets his opportunity.
85' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Calem Nieuwenhof gets a Yellow card.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomislav Mrcela on 86.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Calem Nieuwenhof.
88' Jarrod Carluccio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gabriel Cleur at the 88 minute mark.
89' Marcelo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo on 90.
Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Western Sydney Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

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
Aydan Hammond	2
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	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

2 / 4

1.04 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC30% Draw29% Western Sydney Wanderers FC41%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

70%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC20% Draw49% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 0

4.3%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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