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

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A League · 2018-19

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 09:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Thomas Deng

Y 28' Georg Niedermeier

Y 46' Raul Baena

Roly Bonevacia 77' Y

Giancarlo Gallifuoco 83' Y

Alexander Baumjohann 88' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee James Tesoriero

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

2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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
27 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–3	L
30 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W
17 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
19 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
14 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	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' And we are off! Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Mitch Duke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 380 appearances.
10' It’s high time Kevin Muscat made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Tass Mourdoukoutas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Donachie made 214 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' Brilliant from the ! Ola Toivonen makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
27' A moment of madness from Thomas Deng on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Georg Niedermeier.
33' Carl Valeri, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' 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.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 46.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' 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.
59' The crowd applauds Tate Russell as he leaves the pitch. Mark Bridge steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
63' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 63 minute. Carl Valeri leaves to be changed by Elvis Kamsoba.
68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Thomas Deng is withdrawn and Storm Roux gets his opportunity.
77' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Roly Bonevacia gets a Yellow card.
82' Kosta Barbarouses is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
83' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 83.
84' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Roly Bonevacia is replaced by Abraham Majok.
85' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Giancarlo Gallifuoco is replaced by Marc Tokich.
87' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Kosta Barbarouses departs to be replaced by Kenjok Athiu.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexander Baumjohann on 88.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alexander Baumjohann
11
Bruce Kamau
21
Tarek Elrich
24
Raul Llorente
17
Keanu Baccus
28
Roly Bonevacia ↓ Abraham Majok 84'
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas
50
Jack Greenwood
33
Tate Russell ↓ Mark Bridge 59'
12
Mitch Duke C
3
Giancarlo Gallifuoco ↓ Marc Tokich 85'

Bench

18
Marc Tokich ↑ 85'
49
Abraham Majok ↑ 84'
19
Mark Bridge ↑ 59'
14
Mathieu Cordier
60
Oliver Kalac

Coach Markus Babbel

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Lawrence Thomas
7
Kenny Athiu ↑ 87'
2
Storm Roux ↑ 72'
25
Anthony Lesiotis
24
Elvis Kamsoba ↑ 63'

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

1.26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC35% Draw29% Melbourne Victory FC36%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

65%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC27% Draw50% Melbourne Victory FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

10.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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