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

Match Preview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

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
#6	Position	#9
5	Points	3
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
6	Scored	5
4	Conceded	6
+2	GD	-1
1.25	PPG	0.75
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC is underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ola Toivonen made 214 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' Raul Baena is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
40' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Ola Toivonen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
48' Storm Roux is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
53' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 316 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' Leigh Broxham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Josh Hope trudges off to be replaced by Rahmat Akbari on 60 minutes.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Carl Valeri.
68' 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.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Jordan O'Doherty has done his job and it is now time for Nick Fitzgerald to step up.
74' GOAL! Alexander Baumjohann fires home to make it 1-1!
77' Controversy at the stadium! Oriol Riera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
82' Terry Antonis makes way for Raul Baena at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
86' What composure from Ola Toivonen! The Sweden international strokes it home. 1-2.
89' Georg Niedermeier gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Storm Roux and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

3 / 4

1.36 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC29% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC45%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

71%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC24% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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