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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' We are underway at Bankwest Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Patrick Ziegler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 209 appearances.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The 24-year-old Birkan Kirdar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' 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.
22' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
24' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Marco Rojas is replaced by Brandon Lauton on 24 minute.
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 209 games and scored 316 goals.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adama Traore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
44' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' The whistle greets Bruce Kamau as he 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 tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Daniel Wilmering on, Daniel Georgievski off on 56 minutes.
61' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Rudy Gestede on, Robbie Kruse off on 61 minutes.
66' Kwame Yeboah is replacing Simon Cox for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
68' Rudy Gestede catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
72' Graham Dorrans does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
77' Birkan Kirdar is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
79' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Birkan Kirdar departs to be replaced by Ben Folami.
84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
88' Brilliant from the ! Kwame Yeboah makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 88.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Ola Toivonen	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

1.84 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC57% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC19%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

43%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC40% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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