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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

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

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
#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' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at CommBank Stadium.
5' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruno Fornaroli makes no mistake. 0-1!
13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
18' Marcus Antonsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' 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.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zinedine Machach on 32 minutes.
37' Jason Geria, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Joshua Brillante has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 214 appearances.
46' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli fires home to make it 0-2!
46' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 46 minute. Tate Russell leaves to be changed by Aidan Simmons.
51' A stunning finish from Bruno Fornaroli — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' Chris Ikonomidis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
57' Marcus Antonsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
62' Australia international Dylan Pierias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Brimmer made 213 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Stefan Nigro on, Adama Traore off on 70 minutes.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nicolas Milanovic.
74' Bruno Fornaroli adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
74' Jake Brimmer makes way for Jason Geria at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
77' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Joshua Brillante is replaced by Valentino Yuel on 77 minute.
82' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Clisby departs to be replaced by Dylan Scicluna.
85' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Chris Ikonomidis comes on to replace Connor Chapman.
88' Marcus Antonsson with the second goal in the match!
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3-4 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

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
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Ola Toivonen	4
Marcus Antonsson	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Aydan Hammond	2
Graham Dorrans	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	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

2.12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC51% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC25%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

49%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC40% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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