Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 4

Full Time

Western United FC

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 08:10 UTC Marvel Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 12' Victor Sanchez

Robbie Kruse 27' Y

Y 31' Tomoki Imai

Storm Roux 45' Y

Y 50' Tomislav Uskok

R 64' Tomislav Uskok

Jake Brimmer 70' Y

Y 72' Ivan Vujica

Y 85' Nicolas Milanovic

Y 90' Jerry Skotadis

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC — A League at Marvel Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Greg Taylor
Referee Alex King
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC 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
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
21 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
10 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–5	L
12 Aug	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	4–3	W
20 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
07 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
26 Aug	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Aug	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne Victory FC launch into their encounter with Western United FC.
5' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western United FC backline.
12' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 12.
17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
21' A stunning finish from Callum McManaman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' Robbie Kruse has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
31' Tomoki Imai is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' Victor Sanchez, a Spain , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Butterfield made 385 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' Victor Sanchez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
45' A moment of madness from Storm Roux on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
50' Tomislav Uskok was booked on 50.
53' The deadlock is broken! Besart Berisha gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
58' What composure from Besart Berisha! The Kosovo international strokes it home. 1-3.
60' The crowd applauds Birkan Kirdar as he leaves the pitch. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
62' Goal! Jacob Butterfield scores his 5 goal in 385 matches.
64' Western United FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
68' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zaydan Bello is hanging Leigh Broxham on the field on 68 minute.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Brimmer on 70.
72' A moment of madness from Ivan Vujica on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western United FC will be frustrated.
73' Lachlan Wales is replacing Dylan Pierias for the Western United FC side.
78' 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.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rudy Gestede makes no mistake. 3-3!
83' Jerry Skotadis is replacing Steven Lustica for the Western United FC side.
84' Western United FC ring the changes. Connor Pain has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Milanovic to step up.
85' A moment of madness from Nicolas Milanovic on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western United FC will be frustrated.
89' Elvis Kamsoba gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Callum McManaman and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Another three points for Western United FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jacob Butterfield
9
Rudy Gestede
7
Callum McManaman ↓ Elvis Kamsoba 89'
10
Robbie Kruse
6
Leigh Broxham C ↓ Zaydan Bello 68'
13
Birkan Kirdar ↓ Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 60'
2
Storm Roux
22
Jake Brimmer
20
Max Crocombe
15
Aaron Anderson
33
Dalibor Markovic

Bench

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Ivan Vujica ↑ 68'
8
Lachlan Wales ↑ 73'
9
Kaine Sheppard
27
Jerry Skotadis ↑ 83'
25
Luke Duzel
30
Ryan Scott
26
Nicolas Milanovic ↑ 84'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Besart Berisha	4
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Noah Botic	3
Ben Folami	2
Daniel Penha	2
Elvis Kamsoba	2
Brendan Hamill	2
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Western United FC Form

2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC W 2021-02-20 Western United FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-02-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western United FC L 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2020-08-23 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.64 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Western United FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC33% Draw25% Western United FC42%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Western United FC

67%

Melbourne Victory FC or Western United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC28% Draw42% Western United FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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