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

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Melbourne Victory FC

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

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Casey Reibelt

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is hosting Melbourne Victory FC for another epic battle.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' 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.
20' It’s high time Gary van Egmond made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' 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.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Joshua Brillante is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
50' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Louis D'Arrigo trudges off to be replaced by Jordi Valadon on 65 minutes.
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Clarismario makes it 0-1.
76' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jai Rose is hanging Bozhidar Kraev on the field on 76 minute.
81' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Joshua Brillante by Awan Lual on 81 minute.
82' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Clarismario departs to be replaced by Mata.
87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' That is a card for Melbourne Victory FC. Nikolaos Vergos will be fuming at that decision.
90' Brendan Hamill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Esposito on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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
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

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.