Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC ANZ Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 48' Storm Roux

Y 63' Carl Valeri

Oriol Riera 77' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Ashley Beecham

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

2019-01-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
15 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
07 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–4	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
28 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
22 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–2	W
08 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–0	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' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne Victory FC — let the battle begin!
5' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' 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.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
45' What a strike from Ola Toivonen! The score is 0-1.
48' A moment of madness from Storm Roux on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rahmat Akbari is hanging Josh Hope on the field on 60 minute.
63' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
71' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Jordan O'Doherty by Nick Fitzgerald on 71 minute.
74' What an equalizer from Alexander Baumjohann!
77' Oriol Riera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
82' Terry Antonis makes way for Raul Baena at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
86' Ola Toivonen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
89' Storm Roux makes way for Georg Niedermeier at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
1-2 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alexander Baumjohann
11
Bruce Kamau ↓ Abraham Majok 71'
21
Tarek Elrich
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Nick Fitzgerald 71'
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
17
Keanu Baccus
28
Roly Bonevacia
9
Oriol Riera
34
Patrick Ziegler
33
Tate Russell

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Matt Acton
7
Kenny Athiu
5
Georg Niedermeier ↑ 89'
15
Raul Baena ↑ 82'
19
Rahmat Akbari ↑ 60'

Coach Kevin Muscat

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Ola Toivonen	4
Marcus Antonsson	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Aydan Hammond	2
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.98 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.19 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Melbourne Victory FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw23% Melbourne Victory FC58%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

41%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

81%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC14% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC46%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10%

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 3

7.1%

1 – 3

6.9%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 1

4.3%

0 – 4

3.9%

1 – 4

3.9%

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	36%	—	64%
+1	36%	22%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	19%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet