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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne Victory FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC is underway.
4' Zinedine Machach doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
7' Chris Ikonomidis was booked on 7.
12' 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.
15' Daniel Arzani is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
17' The referee has no hesitation. Connor Chapman is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — card on 17.
19' That is a card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Oscar Priestman will be fuming at that decision.
20' Lachlan Brook adds to his 1 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
25' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
30' Paul Izzo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
35' A stunning finish from Nicolas Milanovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jack Clisby on 45 minutes.
46' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nishan Velupillay is hanging Chris Ikonomidis on the field on 46 minute.
51' 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.
55' Daniel Arzani with the second goal in the match!
60' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Aydan Hammond on, Dylan Pierias off on 61 minutes.
66' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 69 minute. Zac Sapsford leaves to be changed by Nathanael Blair.
72' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Leigh Broxham on 72 minute.
73' What a moment for Aydan Hammond! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
78' It’s high time Mark Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Ben Folami on, Zinedine Machach off on 80 minutes.
83' Aidan Simmons gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Jack Clisby and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Oscar Priestman doubles the advantage! 3-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
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

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.