Sunday , 16 August 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC.
  • 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' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Risdon on 13.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jamie Young suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' Jerry Skotadis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua Risdon at the 22 minute mark.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Tomoki Imai is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' What a moment for Nikolai Topor-Stanley! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 52' Jason Davidson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' 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.
  • 68' Chris Ikonomidis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nishan Velupillay on 68 minute.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at . Western United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' Raimon Marchan was booked on 78.
  • 78' The whistle greets Raimon Marchan as he departs to be replaced by Leigh Broxham.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Brendan Hamill has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Dylan Pierias by Dylan Wenzel-Halls on 86 minute.
  • 89' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Pain departs to be replaced by Adisu Bayew.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roderick Miranda.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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.