Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 12 Aug 2020 · 10:10 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Matt Jurman 20' Y

Mathieu Cordier 22' Y

Pirmin Schwegler 30' Y

Y 32' Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio

Y 49' Aaron Anderson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Alex King
Referee Andrej Giev
Referee Scott Edeling

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 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

2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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
12 Aug	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
07 Aug	Western United FC	A	3–5	L
04 Aug	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L
31 Jul	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
27 Jul	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Perth Glory FC	A	4–0	W
03 Aug	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–3	L
29 Jul	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
25 Jul	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
15 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L

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 game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 20.
22' Controversy at the stadium! Mathieu Cordier argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
27' 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.
30' Pirmin Schwegler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' Poor challenge from Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' Magnificent from Pirmin Schwegler! That is 2 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
39' Tristan Prendergast is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
49' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 49.
52' Tass Mourdoukoutas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Jurman on 52 minute.
54' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Migjen Basha on, Storm Roux off on 54 minutes.
59' Australia international Matt Acton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' What a moment for Jordan O'Doherty! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
66' What a strike from Andrew Nabbout! The score is 2-1.
71' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 71 minute. Tate Russell leaves to be changed by Bruce Kamau.
74' Brandon Lauton is replacing Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
79' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jordan O'Doherty is replaced by Kostandinos Grozos on 82 minute.
87' Adama Traore makes way for So Nishikawa at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Simon Cox ↓ Mohamed Adam 54'
19
Pirmin Schwegler ↓ Nicolas Sullivan 71'
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Kostandinos Grozos 82'
17
Keanu Baccus
34
Patrick Ziegler
16
Mathieu Cordier
33
Tate Russell ↓ Bruce Kamau 71'
6
Matt Jurman ↓ Tass Mourdoukoutas 54'
7
Mitch Duke C
4
Dylan McGowan
50
Tristan Prendergast

Bench

11
Bruce Kamau ↑ 71'
40
Nick Suman
23
Kostandinos Grozos ↑ 82'
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas ↑ 54'
22
Nicolas Sullivan ↑ 71'
35
Mohamed Adam ↑ 54'
28
Fabian Monge

Coach Jean-Paul De Marigny

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham C
13
Birkan Kirdar ↓ Joshua Varga 87'
2
Storm Roux ↓ Migjen Basha 54'
9
Andrew Nabbout
17
Elvis Kamsoba ↓ Lleyton Brooks 54'
26
Jay Barnett
4
James Donachie
31
Aaron Anderson
21
Adama Traore ↓ So Nishikawa 87'
43
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↓ Brandon Lauton 74'

Bench

30
Matthew Sutton
19
Benjamin Carrigan
18
Migjen Basha ↑ 54'
25
Brandon Lauton ↑ 74'
46
Joshua Varga ↑ 87'
39
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 54'
38
So Nishikawa ↑ 87'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-07 Western United FC 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2020-08-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-07-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC33% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC42%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

67%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC20% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC36%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 2

8.1%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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