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

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

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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 .

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC get this one started.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Jake Brimmer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
13' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 13.
18' Jason Davidson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 209 appearances.
22' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jerry Skotadis is hanging Joshua Risdon on the field on 22 minute.
27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tomoki Imai.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
47' Nikolai Topor-Stanley puts Western United FC on the lead.
52' Dylan Wenzel-Halls, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' 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.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Aloisi might look to freshen things up shortly.
68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Nishan Velupillay by Chris Ikonomidis on 68 minute.
73' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Raimon Marchan.
78' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Raimon Marchan trudges off to be replaced by Leigh Broxham on 78 minutes.
83' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' A goal from the Australia international Brendan Hamill! He fires home on 85 to make it 1-1!
86' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Dylan Pierias is withdrawn and Dylan Wenzel-Halls gets his opportunity.
89' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Connor Pain is replaced by Adisu Bayew.
90' Poor challenge from Roderick Miranda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Marco Rojas
17
Brendan Hamill
22
Jake Brimmer
3
Jason Davidson
21
Roderick Miranda
9
Francesco Margiotta
2
Jason Geria
24
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 68'
20
Ivan Kelava
4
Raimon Marchan ↓ Leigh Broxham 78'
8
Joshua Brillante ↓ Birkan Kirdar 78'

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Rene Krhin
1
Jamie Young
11
Connor Pain ↓ Adisu Bayew 89'
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
99
Aleksandar Prijovic
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 86'
8
Lachlan Wales
10
Steven Lustica
19
Joshua Risdon ↓ Jerry Skotadis 22'

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Besart Berisha	4
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Noah Botic	3
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Victor Sanchez	2
Ben Folami	2
Daniel Penha	2
Elvis Kamsoba	2

Head to Head

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

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.