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

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Western Sydney Wanderers FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at .
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
15' 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.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chris Ikonomidis suffering a number of foals already.
35' Birkan Kirdar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Western Sydney Wanderers 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.
50' 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.
55' The deadlock is broken! Tate Russell gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
61' The crowd applauds Tomer Hemed as he leaves the pitch. Bernie Ibini-Isei steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
66' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Jason Davidson is withdrawn and Stefan Nigro gets his opportunity.
71' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Keijiro Ogawa is withdrawn and Ramy Najjarine gets his opportunity.
72' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicholas D'Agostino is hanging Francesco Margiotta on the field on 72 minute.
77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Popovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' Dimitri Petratos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Kelava on 80 minutes.
85' Ben Folami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
87' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jake Brimmer is replaced by William Wilson on 87 minute.
89' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 89.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Margush on 90 minutes.
The final score is 2-0.

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
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

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

1.78 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC56% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC19%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

44%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC39% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

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%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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