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

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 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: Western Sydney Wanderers FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Simon Cox is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruce Kamau made 205 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 22.
24' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Rojas departs to be replaced by Brandon Lauton.
29' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bruce Kamau departs to be replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Graham Dorrans, as he is very good at scoring at Bankwest Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
56' Daniel Georgievski makes way for Daniel Wilmering at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
61' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rudy Gestede is hanging Robbie Kruse on the field on 61 minute.
66' Simon Cox makes way for Kwame Yeboah at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
68' The referee calls foul for Rudy Gestede. He receives a Yellow card.
72' The Scotland Graham Dorrans breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 1-0!
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Birkan Kirdar on 77 minutes.
79' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 79 minute. Birkan Kirdar leaves to be changed by Ben Folami.
84' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Keanu Baccus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' The deadlock is broken! Kwame Yeboah gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western Sydney Wanderers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2
Nishan Velupillay	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.