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

Full Time

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 (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne Victory FC — let the battle begin!
5' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' 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.
25' Yeni N'Gbakoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
30' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nikolaos Vergos scoring 1 goals.
35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' What a strike from Brandon Borrello! The score is 1-0.
51' Aidan Simmons is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
52' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' Milos Ninkovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Kusini Yengi has done his job and it is now time for Amor Layouni to step up.
56' Against the run of play, Nishan Velupillay has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roderick Miranda.
59' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
61' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Connor Chapman comes on to replace Fernando Romero.
66' 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.
70' The supporters are chanting for Ben Folami. He replaces Nishan Velupillay on 70 minute.
75' Connor Chapman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
78' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Lleyton Brooks on, Chris Ikonomidis off on 78 minutes.
79' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Milanovic is hanging Yeni N'Gbakoto on the field on 79 minute.
81' Amor Layouni is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
83' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Milos Ninkovic is replaced by Oliver Bozanic on 83 minute.
85' The referee calls foul for Calem Nieuwenhof. He receives a Yellow card.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Calem Nieuwenhof on 86.
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

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
Yengi Kusini ↓ 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
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

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.