Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 16 Feb 2022 · 08:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 80' Ivan Kelava

Phillip Cancar 89' Y

Daniel Margush 90' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

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

2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
11 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
05 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
29 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L
28 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
09 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
20 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jun	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC has kicked off!
5' Nicholas D'Agostino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 50% of all matches.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adama Traore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
35' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Kelava made 210 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Tate Russell puts Western Sydney Wanderers FC on the lead.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Tomer Hemed trudges off to be replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei on 61 minutes.
66' Stefan Nigro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Davidson at the 66 minute mark.
71' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Keijiro Ogawa exits the field as Ramy Najjarine enters on 71.
72' Nicholas D'Agostino gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Francesco Margiotta and will look to change the dynamic.
77' 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.
80' Dimitri Petratos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
80' Ivan Kelava picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Jake Brimmer is replaced by William Wilson.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Phillip Cancar.
90' Daniel Margush picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Tomer Hemed ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 61'
14
James Troisi
29
Terry Antonis ↓ Steven Peter Ugarkovic 71'
17
Keanu Baccus
13
Tate Russell
1
Daniel Margush
2
Ziggy Gordon
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Ramy Najjarine 71'
3
Adama Traore
25
Phillip Cancar
23
Dimitri Petratos

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Marco Rojas 66'
6
Leigh Broxham
13
Birkan Kirdar ↓ Robbie Kruse 72'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ William Wilson 87'
7
Chris Ikonomidis
3
Jason Davidson ↓ Stefan Nigro 66'
5
Matthew Spiranovic
21
Roderick Miranda
9
Francesco Margiotta ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 72'
2
Jason Geria
20
Ivan Kelava

Bench

23
Marco Rojas ↑ 66'
10
Robbie Kruse ↑ 72'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↑ 72'
16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 66'
1
Matt Acton
15
Aaron Anderson
32
William Wilson ↑ 87'

Coach Anthony Popovic

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

2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2022-02-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-01-29 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-11-28 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC41% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC33%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

59%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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