Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Melbourne Victory FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Western United FC
Wed 23 Mar 2022 · 08:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Joshua Risdon
Y 40' Tomoki Imai
Raimon Marchan 78' Y
Roderick Miranda 90' Y
Y 90' Lachlan Wales

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Western United FC — A League .

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

4
2
7
Melbourne Victory FC 13 games · Avg 3.9 goals Western United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western United FC 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Western United FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Melbourne City FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
19 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
19 Mar Sydney FC A 0–3 L
12 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–2 D
05 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
27 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
23 Feb Sydney FC H 1–0 W

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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joshua Risdon.
  • 18' Jason Davidson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Another change for Western United FC made on 22 minute. Joshua Risdon leaves to be changed by Jerry Skotadis.
  • 27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
  • 40' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' It looks surprising Western United FC does not make any changes. Brendan Hamill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Magnificent from Nikolai Topor-Stanley! That is 6 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Nishan Velupillay is replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 68 minute.
  • 73' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' Raimon Marchan was booked on 78.
  • 78' Leigh Broxham gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Raimon Marchan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Brendan Hamill adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' A change in the Western United FC ranks — Dylan Pierias exits the field as Dylan Wenzel-Halls enters on 86.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Connor Pain is replaced by Adisu Bayew.
  • 90' Roderick Miranda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

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

2022-03-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western United FC 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-03-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Western United FC Form

2022-03-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-03-19 Sydney FC 3–0 Western United FC L 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2022-03-05 Western United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-27 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Western United FC W 2022-02-23 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC47% Draw27% Western United FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Western United FC
53%
Melbourne Victory FC or Western United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw46% Western United FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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