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' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Sanchez made 286 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Iker Guarrotxena, as he is very good at scoring at Marvel Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' Victor Sanchez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ivan Vujica is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
21' What composure from Callum McManaman! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Poor challenge from Robbie Kruse. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomoki Imai on 31.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Victor Sanchez does the damage! The net is bulging and Western United FC surge ahead!
45' Storm Roux is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tomislav Uskok.
53' GOAL! Besart Berisha scores on 53. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti
58' Besart Berisha makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Western United FC are in front.
60' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Birkan Kirdar trudges off to be replaced by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on 60 minutes.
62' The England Jacob Butterfield breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 2-3!
64' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Tomislav Uskok gets a Red card.
68' The whistle greets Leigh Broxham as he departs to be replaced by Zaydan Bello.
70' Jake Brimmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
72' Ivan Vujica has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
73' Lachlan Wales gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Dylan Pierias and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
82' What composure from Rudy Gestede! The Benin international strokes it home. 3-3.
83' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Steven Lustica is replaced by Jerry Skotadis on 83 minute.
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' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
89' Callum McManaman makes way for Elvis Kamsoba at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
90' A moment of madness from Jerry Skotadis on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western United FC will be frustrated.
3-4 the final result. Melbourne Victory FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Elvis Kamsoba	2
Brendan Hamill	2
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Jacob Butterfield	2
Rudy Gestede	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.