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Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Sat 10 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FCA League .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Lara Lee
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game 4.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
02 Jan Perth Glory FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 5–1 W
20 Dec Melbourne City FC A 1–0 W
13 Dec Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
05 Dec Macarthur FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
01 Jan Macarthur FC H 0–1 L
27 Dec Adelaide United FC A 2–3 L
19 Dec Auckland FC H 0–2 L
13 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 0–0 D
05 Dec Perth Glory 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

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.14 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC50% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
50%
Melbourne Victory FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw40% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 17% 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% 67%
-1 33% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
26%
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.