Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Jack Clisby

Y 41' Oscar Priestman

Jordi Valadon 75' Y

Y 76' Alex Badolato

Y 90' Nicolas Milanovic

Y 90' Jesse Cameron

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Lachlan Keevers

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

2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
01 Jan	Auckland FC	A	0–0	D
28 Dec	Sydney FC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western United FC	A	3–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	2–3	L
27 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Thomas made 214 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Aydan Hammond has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brendan Hamill, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
29' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Roderick Miranda on 29.
33' Jack Clisby is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
45' A goal from the Australia international Aydan Hammond! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
50' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Joshua Brillante departs to be replaced by Aidan Simmons.
62' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bozhidar Kraev is hanging Aydan Hammond on the field on 62 minute.
67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' The whistle greets Daniel Arzani as he departs to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
75' Jordi Valadon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
76' Against the run of play, Nicolas Milanovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
76' Alex Badolato has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
79' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Fornaroli departs to be replaced by Clarismario.
84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bruno Fornaroli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
87' Ryan Teague doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Jack Clisby exits the field as Jesse Cameron enters on 90.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 57'
5
Brendan Hamill
21
Roderick Miranda
7
Daniel Arzani ↓ Nishan Velupillay 71'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Clarismario 79'
3
Adama Traore
6
Ryan Teague
25
Jack Duncan
2
Jason Geria
14
Jordi Valadon ↓ Fabian Monge 79'
19
Jing Reec ↓ Reno Piscopo 57'

Bench

27
Reno Piscopo ↑ 57'
22
Joshua Rawlins
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 71'
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 79'
30
Daniel Graskoski
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 57'
11
Clarismario ↑ 79'

Coach Arthur Diles

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 62'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 62'
30
Jordan Holmes
10
Alex Badolato ↑ 57'
31
Aidan Simmons ↑ 57'
27
James Temelkovski
41
Jesse Cameron ↑ 90'

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

2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-01 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-12-01 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC33% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

67%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC24% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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