Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne Victory

2 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

🕒 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Lachlan Keevers 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 5 · Western Sydney Wanderers 4

Referee Stats

Lachlan Keevers

9 matches · 4.11 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.11
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	56%
Draws	22%
Away wins	22%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

26 / 17

Avg: 1.86 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-1

Goals For / Against

27 / 17

Avg: 2.08 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

2.00

1.86

2.08

1.21

1.31

46%

O2.5

62%

54%

BTTS

69%

62%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Western Sydney Wanderers rank4th

Melbourne Victory points43

Western Sydney Wanderers points46

Melbourne Victory: #5 · 43 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western Sydney Wanderers: #4 · 46 pts · GD +18

2 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 away

W W D D W

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 31%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.592%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 46%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home92%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home38%

Western Sydney Wanderers score away100%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Western Sydney Wanderers score first46%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 80% · Western Sydney Wanderers 86%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 27.0' · Western Sydney Wanderers 27.2'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.21 vs 1.63

Western Sydney Wanderers score away2.08 vs 1.63

Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.31 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory score 12% above league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 27% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 26% below league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

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29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Roderick Miranda

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Machach

33'

33' J. Clisby

41'

41' O. Priestman

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Hammond

Normal Goal

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Z. Machach

1st substitution · For: N. Vergos

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Reec

2nd substitution · For: R. Piscopo

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Brillante

1st substitution · For: A. Simmons

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Mata

2nd substitution · For: A. Badolato

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Z. Sapsford

3rd substitution · For: M. Antonsson

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Hammond

4th substitution · For: B. Kraev

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Arzani

3rd substitution · For: N. Velupillay

75'

75' J. Valadon

76'

76' A. Badolato

76' ⚽

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76' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Milanovic

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Borello

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Valadon

4th substitution · For: F. Monge

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ B. Fornaroli

5th substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ VAR

N. Velupillay

Penalty confirmed

87' ⚽

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87' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Ryan Teague

Penalty

90'

90' N. Milanovic

90+2'

90+2' J. Cameron

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Clisby

5th substitution · For: J. Cameron

Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory drew 2-2 with Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday, 04 January 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Lachlan Keevers. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took the lead at 29' when Roderick Miranda scored, with the assist credited to Z. Machach, making the score 1-0. J. Clisby received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 33'. O. Priestman received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 41'. Western Sydney Wanderers leveled the score at 45' when A. Hammond scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 57', with Z. Machach replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Reec replacing R. Piscopo. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Brillante replacing A. Simmons. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Mata replacing A. Badolato. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Z. Sapsford replacing M. Antonsson. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 62', with A. Hammond replacing B. Kraev. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Arzani replacing N. Velupillay. J. Valadon received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 75'. A. Badolato received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 76'. Western Sydney Wanderers took the lead at 76' when N. Milanovic scored, with the assist credited to B. Borello, making the score 1-2. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Valadon replacing F. Monge. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 79', with B. Fornaroli replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. VAR intervened at 85' for Melbourne Victory (Penalty confirmed). Melbourne Victory leveled the score at 87' when Ryan Teague scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. N. Milanovic received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 90'. J. Cameron received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 90+2'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with J. Clisby replacing J. Cameron.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 5 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 1 yellow card, while Western Sydney Wanderers got 5 yellow cards.