Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 10 Feb 2021 · 08:05 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Graham Dorrans 22' Y

Y 68' Rudy Gestede

Y 77' Birkan Kirdar

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Alex King
Referee Andrej Giev
Referee

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

2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
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

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–5	L
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

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Brandon Lauton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
15' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Mark Natta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' Poor challenge from Graham Dorrans. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
24' Brandon Lauton gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Marco Rojas and will look to change the dynamic.
29' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
34' North Macedonia international Daniel Georgievski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Birkan Kirdar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
46' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bruce Kamau is replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 56 minute. Daniel Georgievski leaves to be changed by Daniel Wilmering.
61' Rudy Gestede has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robbie Kruse on 61 minute.
66' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Simon Cox is withdrawn and Kwame Yeboah gets his opportunity.
68' Rudy Gestede picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Magnificent from Graham Dorrans! That is 4 goals in 407 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' Birkan Kirdar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
79' Birkan Kirdar makes way for Ben Folami at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
84' 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.
88' Magnificent from Kwame Yeboah! That is 10 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-0 Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Simon Cox ↓ Kwame Yeboah 66'
14
James Troisi ↓ Jordan O'Doherty 46'
5
Daniel Georgievski ↓ Daniel Wilmering 56'
7
Bruce Kamau ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 46'
17
Keanu Baccus
34
Patrick Ziegler
13
Tate Russell
30
Daniel Margush
2
Ziggy Gordon
18
Graham Dorrans C
33
Mark Natta

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 79'
9
Rudy Gestede ↑ 61'
19
Dylan Ryan
1
Matt Acton
14
Jay Barnett ↑ 79'
16
Brandon Lauton ↑ 24'

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

2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC43% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC27% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.1%

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%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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