Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 09:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Chris Ikonomidis 7' Y

Connor Chapman 17' Y

Y 19' Oscar Priestman

Y 45' Jack Clisby

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–4	L
20 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–2	D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	4–3	W
20 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W

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' 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!
4' The Morocco Zinedine Machach breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 1-0!
7' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Ikonomidis argues furiously but the card stands.
12' Milos Ninkovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
15' A goal from the Australia international Daniel Arzani! He fires home on 15 to make it 2-0!
17' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a card in front of him.
19' Oscar Priestman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
20' What a moment for Lachlan Brook! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Brilliant from the ! Nicolas Milanovic makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 35.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 45.
46' The whistle greets Chris Ikonomidis as he departs to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
55' The Australia Daniel Arzani breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-2!
60' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Aydan Hammond has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan Pierias on 61 minute.
66' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Zac Sapsford is replaced by Nathanael Blair.
72' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Leigh Broxham on 72 minute.
73' Magnificent from Aydan Hammond! That is 5 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
78' 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 Roly Bonevacia suffering a number of foals already.
80' Ben Folami gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Zinedine Machach and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Aidan Simmons comes on to replace Jack Clisby.
87' The Australia Oscar Priestman breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-4!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western Sydney Wanderers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Ben Folami 80'
28
Roly Bonevacia ↓ Ryan Teague 46'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Leigh Broxham 72'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Nishan Velupillay 46'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Salim Khelifi 72'
10
Bruno Fornaroli
3
Adama Traore
14
Connor Chapman

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 80'
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 72'
23
Salim Khelifi ↑ 72'
12
Ryan Teague ↑ 46'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 46'
30
Ahmad Taleb
37
Kasey Bos

Coach Tony Popović

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
6
Marcelo
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Aidan Simmons 83'
17
Lachlan Brook ↓ Milos Ninkovic 69'
7
Dylan Pierias ↓ Aydan Hammond 61'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Marcus Younis 61'
25
Joshua Brillante
36
Oscar Priestman
29
Dylan Scicluna
35
Zac Sapsford ↓ Nathanael Blair 69'

Bench

10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 69'
1
Daniel Margush
32
Nathanael Blair ↑ 69'
31
Aidan Simmons ↑ 83'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 61'
28
Aydan Hammond ↑ 61'
44
Nathan Barrie

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

2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-03-14 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-16 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.09 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC44% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

56%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC37% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

3.9%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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