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 (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Western United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Milanovic, as he is very good at scoring at Marvel Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' The referee has no hesitation. Victor Sanchez is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 12.
17' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
21' The England Callum McManaman breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-0!
26' It’s high time Marko Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' Robbie Kruse picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
31' Tomoki Imai was booked on 31.
36' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Victor Sanchez makes it 1-1.
45' The referee calls foul for Storm Roux. He receives a Yellow card.
50' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 50.
53' Besart Berisha has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Besart Berisha makes it 1-3.
60' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Birkan Kirdar is withdrawn and Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio gets his opportunity.
62' Jacob Butterfield doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
64' That is a Red card for Western United FC. Tomislav Uskok will be fuming at that decision.
68' Zaydan Bello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leigh Broxham on 68 minute.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Brimmer on 70 minutes.
72' The referee calls foul for Ivan Vujica. He receives a Yellow card.
73' Lachlan Wales is replacing Dylan Pierias for the Western United FC side.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' What composure from Rudy Gestede! The Benin international strokes it home. 3-3.
83' Jerry Skotadis is replacing Steven Lustica for the Western United FC side.
84' Connor Pain makes way for Nicolas Milanovic at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Milanovic.
89' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elvis Kamsoba is hanging Callum McManaman on the field on 89 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jerry Skotadis is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 3-4.

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
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Jacob Butterfield	2
Rudy Gestede	2
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Victor Sanchez	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.