Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 09:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Nikolaos Vergos

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 Daniel Elder
Referee Casey Reibelt

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–2	L
18 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
11 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
13 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
17 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	Auckland FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	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' The game is set. Western Sydney Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Anthony Pantazopoulos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Roderick Miranda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' 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 Louis D'Arrigo suffering a number of foals already.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' It’s high time Arthur Diles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 50% of all matches.
50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Grimaldi, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
65' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Louis D'Arrigo by Jordi Valadon on 65 minute.
70' Melbourne Victory 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.
71' What a strike from Clarismario! The score is 0-1.
76' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bozhidar Kraev departs to be replaced by Jai Rose.
81' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 81 minute. Joshua Brillante leaves to be changed by Awan Lual.
82' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Clarismario departs to be replaced by Mata.
87' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 90.
90' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brendan Hamill is hanging Sebastian Esposito on the field on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Lawrence Thomas
8
Steven Ugarkovic
19
Ruon Tongyik
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 76'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 76'
39
Awan Lual ↑ 81'
38
Jai Rose ↑ 76'

Coach Gary van Egmond

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Denis Genreau
2
Jason Davidson
27
Louis D'Arrigo ↓ Jordi Valadon 65'
21
Roderick Miranda
22
Joshua Rawlins
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 90'
40
Jack Warshawsky
14
Matthew Grimaldi ↓ Keegan Jelacic 65'
15
Sebastian Esposito ↓ Brendan Hamill 90'
11
Clarismario ↓ Mata 82'
44
Charles Nduka

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 82'
5
Brendan Hamill ↑ 90'
3
Adama Traore
25
Jack Duncan
23
Keegan Jelacic ↑ 65'
8
Jordi Valadon ↑ 65'
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 90'

Coach Arthur Diles

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

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC49%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

51%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC18% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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