Thursday , 2 July 2026

Western United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Western United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 08:45 UTC GMHBA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Jason Geria
Steven Lustica 63' Y
Alessandro Diamanti 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at GMHBA Stadium.

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

7
2
4
Western United FC 13 games · Avg 3.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 0–1 L
05 Jun Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–2 L
31 May Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
28 May Melbourne Victory FC H 1–6 L
22 May Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–3 L
15 May Sydney FC H 0–1 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Western United FC A 1–0 W
06 Jun Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
28 May Western United FC A 6–1 W
23 May Adelaide United FC H 0–1 L
19 May Sydney FC A 0–2 L
14 May Macarthur FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Welcome to GMHBA Stadium that hosts another battle between Western United FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at GMHBA Stadium. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Jason Geria picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Leigh Broxham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Dylan Wenzel-Halls is withdrawn and Aleksandar Prijovic gets his opportunity.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Steven Lustica. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 64 minute. Nicholas D'Agostino leaves to be changed by Francesco Margiotta.
  • 69' Australia international Ben Garuccio has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' A stunning finish from Roderick Miranda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' The crowd applauds Lachlan Wales as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Pierias steps in for Western United FC.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Chris Ikonomidis is replaced by Marco Rojas on 77 minute.
  • 78' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Ikonomidis departs to be replaced by Marco Rojas.
  • 83' Ben Folami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jason Davidson is replaced by Stefan Nigro on 84 minute.
  • 89' Francesco Margiotta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
  • 90' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Western United FC.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Besart Berisha 4
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Noah Botic 3
Elvis Kamsoba 2
Brendan Hamill 2
Hiroshi Ibusuki 2
Jacob Butterfield 2
Rudy Gestede 2

Head to Head

2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Western United FC Form

2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-06-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-31 Western United FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-15 Western United FC 0–1 Sydney FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Western United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Western United FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Western United FC29% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC45%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
71%
Western United FC or Melbourne Victory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Western United FC22% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap Western United FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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