Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 09:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Nikolaos Vergos

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Casey Reibelt

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–2	L
18 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
11 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
13 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
17 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	Auckland FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#12	Position	#4
21	Points	40
26	Played	26
5 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
27	Scored	44
43	Conceded	33
-16	GD	+11
0.81	PPG	1.54
19%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

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' The wait is over. Western Sydney Wanderers FC get us underway at CommBank Stadium.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' 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.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mata, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
25' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
30' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' 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.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' Jordi Valadon is replacing Louis D'Arrigo for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
70' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
71' Goal! Clarismario scores his 5 goal in 210 matches.
76' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Jai Rose comes on to replace Bozhidar Kraev.
81' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Joshua Brillante is replaced by Awan Lual.
82' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Clarismario trudges off to be replaced by Mata on 82 minutes.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
90' Controversy at the stadium! Nikolaos Vergos argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Brendan Hamill is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Esposito at the 90 minute mark.
The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Lawrence Thomas
8
Steven Ugarkovic
19
Ruon Tongyik
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 76'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 76'
39
Awan Lual ↑ 81'
38
Jai Rose ↑ 76'

Coach Gary van Egmond

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Denis Genreau
2
Jason Davidson
27
Louis D'Arrigo ↓ Jordi Valadon 65'
21
Roderick Miranda
22
Joshua Rawlins
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 90'
40
Jack Warshawsky
14
Matthew Grimaldi ↓ Keegan Jelacic 65'
15
Sebastian Esposito ↓ Brendan Hamill 90'
11
Clarismario ↓ Mata 82'
44
Charles Nduka

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 82'
5
Brendan Hamill ↑ 90'
3
Adama Traore
25
Jack Duncan
23
Keegan Jelacic ↑ 65'
8
Jordi Valadon ↑ 65'
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 90'

Coach Arthur Diles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	3
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2
Nishan Velupillay	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.01 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC49%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC18% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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