Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sun 10 Dec 2023 · 06:00 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Zinedine Machach

Nicolas Milanovic 71' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–4	L
01 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
05 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–2	D
28 Oct	Western United FC	H	5–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–3	W
03 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–2	D
24 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
10 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
04 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
29 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	5–3	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruno Fornaroli makes no mistake. 0-1!
13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
18' Nishan Velupillay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
23' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Zinedine Machach.
37' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Bruno Fornaroli with the second goal in the match!
46' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Tate Russell trudges off to be replaced by Aidan Simmons on 46 minutes.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fornaroli makes it 0-3.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Antonsson makes it 1-3.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nikolaos Vergos scoring 1 goals.
70' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Adama Traore is replaced by Stefan Nigro on 70 minute.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
74' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli scores on 74. Assisted by Daniel Arzani
74' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Jake Brimmer is withdrawn and Jason Geria gets his opportunity.
77' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Brillante is withdrawn and Valentino Yuel gets his opportunity.
82' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jack Clisby is replaced by Dylan Scicluna on 82 minute.
85' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Connor Chapman is withdrawn and Chris Ikonomidis gets his opportunity.
88' Goal! Marcus Antonsson scores his 22 goal in 248 matches.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Alex Bonetig
31
Aidan Simmons ↑ 46'
40
Jack Gibson
36
Oscar Priestman ↑ 46'
29
Dylan Scicluna ↑ 82'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 82'

Coach Mark Rudan

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Ben Folami 70'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Jason Geria 74'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Fabian Monge 82'
10
Bruno Fornaroli
3
Adama Traore ↓ Stefan Nigro 70'
14
Connor Chapman ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 85'
12
Ryan Teague
17
Nishan Velupillay

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 70'
16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 70'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 85'
2
Jason Geria ↑ 74'
24
Eli Adams
40
Christian Siciliano
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 82'

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	3
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-12-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-11-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC38% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC37%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

62%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC28% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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