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 (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

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

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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Graham Dorrans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Ben Folami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
22' Graham Dorrans is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
24' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Marco Rojas is withdrawn and Brandon Lauton gets his opportunity.
29' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bruce Kamau departs to be replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
51' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Daniel Georgievski exits the field as Daniel Wilmering enters on 56.
61' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Robbie Kruse is replaced by Rudy Gestede on 61 minute.
66' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Simon Cox exits the field as Kwame Yeboah enters on 66.
68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rudy Gestede on 68.
72' GOAL! Graham Dorrans fires home to make it 1-0!
77' Birkan Kirdar was booked on 77.
79' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Ben Folami comes on to replace Birkan Kirdar.
84' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nikolaos Vergos scoring 1 goals.
88' Kwame Yeboah has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-0 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

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
Marcus Antonsson	3
Nicolas Milanovic	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.