Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

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.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

4
2
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
Keegan Jelacic 2 G
Jordi Valadon 2 G
Charles Nduka 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Marvel Stadium!
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' Victor Sanchez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 17' 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.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Callum McManaman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' Aaron Anderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Robbie Kruse. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' Western United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Western United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Victor Sanchez makes it 1-1.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Storm Roux.
  • 50' Tomislav Uskok catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Besart Berisha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' GOAL! Besart Berisha scores on 58.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Birkan Kirdar is replaced by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
  • 62' A goal from the England international Jacob Butterfield! He fires home on 62 to make it 2-3!
  • 64' Western United FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Leigh Broxham by Zaydan Bello on 68 minute.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Jake Brimmer gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Ivan Vujica. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' Western United FC make a change. Dylan Pierias trudges off to be replaced by Lachlan Wales on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It’s high time Marko Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Rudy Gestede makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 83' Jerry Skotadis gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Steven Lustica and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Nicolas Milanovic is replacing Connor Pain for the Western United FC side.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 89' Elvis Kamsoba gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Callum McManaman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jerry Skotadis.
  • Another three points for Western United FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Besart Berisha 4
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Noah Botic 3
Brendan Hamill 2
Hiroshi Ibusuki 2
Jacob Butterfield 2
Rudy Gestede 2
Alessandro Diamanti 2

Head to Head

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

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.