Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

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Western United FC

Sat 25 Jul 2020 · 09:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Aaron Anderson 14' Y

Migjen Basha 57' Y

Y 65' Alessandro Diamanti

Y 89' Tomoki Imai

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Greg Taylor
Referee Alex King
Referee Alireza Faghani

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 13 games · Avg 3.9 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-11-02 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Western United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
15 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L
07 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–4	L
29 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
07 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	5–1	W
01 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	6–2	W
21 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
16 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–1	L
01 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
14' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Anderson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
19' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Filip Kurto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Connor Pain, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' 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 Steven Lustica suffering a number of foals already.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' Tomislav Uskok puts Western United FC on the lead.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
46' Aaron Calver is replacing Josh Risdon for the Western United FC side.
51' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' The whistle greets Elvis Kamsoba as he departs to be replaced by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
57' Magnificent from Max Burgess! That is 14 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
58' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Anthony Lesiotis comes on to replace Migjen Basha.
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aaron Calver made 215 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Alessandro Diamanti picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
76' The supporters are chanting for Jay Barnett. He replaces Leigh Broxham on 76 minute.
80' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Sebastian Pasquali by Jerry Skotadis on 80 minute.
83' A goal from the New Zealand international Storm Roux! He fires home on 83 to make it 1-2!
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
89' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 89.
90' Western United FC make a change. Besart Berisha trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Pierias on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Marco Rojas
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham C ↓ Jay Barnett 76'
13
Birkan Kirdar ↓ Brandon Lauton 76'
2
Storm Roux
9
Andrew Nabbout
18
Migjen Basha ↓ Anthony Lesiotis 58'
17
Elvis Kamsoba ↓ Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 52'
4
James Donachie
31
Aaron Anderson
21
Adama Traore

Bench

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Alessandro Diamanti C
11
Connor Pain
19
Josh Risdon ↓ Aaron Calver 46'
4
Andrew Durante
1
Filip Kurto
18
Besart Berisha ↓ Dylan Pierias 90'
6
Tomoki Imai
14
Max Burgess
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↓ Jerry Skotadis 80'
10
Steven Lustica
22
Tomislav Uskok

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Besart Berisha	4
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Noah Botic	3
Elvis Kamsoba	2
Brendan Hamill	2
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Jacob Butterfield	2
Rudy Gestede	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC27% Draw26% Western United FC47%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Western United FC

73%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC22% Draw43% Western United FC35%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Western United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet