Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 1

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Aidan Simmons 51' Y

Aidan Simmons 52' Y

Milos Ninkovic 53' Y

Y 58' Roderick Miranda

R 59' Roderick Miranda

Calem Nieuwenhof 85' Y

Calem Nieuwenhof 86' 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

2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
31 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
18 Mar	Sydney FC	A	4–0	W
10 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Western United 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' The game is set. Western Sydney Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roderick Miranda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Brandon Borrello has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Ben Folami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' Stefan Nigro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
46' Magnificent from Brandon Borrello! That is 23 goals in 493 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
51' Aidan Simmons was booked on 51.
52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aidan Simmons.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Milos Ninkovic.
55' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Kusini Yengi by Amor Layouni on 55 minute.
56' What an equalizer from Nishan Velupillay!
58' Roderick Miranda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
59' Roderick Miranda was booked on 59.
61' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Fernando Romero trudges off to be replaced by Connor Chapman on 61 minutes.
66' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Ben Folami comes on to replace Nishan Velupillay.
75' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
78' The whistle greets Chris Ikonomidis as he departs to be replaced by Lleyton Brooks.
79' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Yeni N'Gbakoto has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Milanovic to step up.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Amor Layouni makes it 2-1.
83' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Milos Ninkovic is replaced by Oliver Bozanic.
85' Calem Nieuwenhof picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Calem Nieuwenhof picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Western Sydney Wanderers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Morgan Schneiderlin
23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 79'
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Oliver Bozanic 83'
5
Tomislav Mrcela
3
Adama Traore
9
Kusini Yengi ↓ Amor Layouni 55'
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
16
Tom Beadling
31
Aidan Simmons

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 70'
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 78'
18
Bruce Kamau
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 61'
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 78'
46
Jordi Valadon

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

2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-03-10 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 76% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC42% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

58%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC27% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC30%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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