Melbourne Victory vs Western United

Melbourne Victory

3 - 4

Western United

🕒 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Kersey 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 5 · Western United 3

Referee Stats

Adam Kersey

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.16
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	26%
Draws	32%
Away wins	42%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 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 United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 2.36 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

1.71

1.86

2.36

1.21

1.71

46%

O2.5

77%

54%

BTTS

77%

62%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Western United rank3rd

Melbourne Victory points43

Western United points47

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 United: #3 · 47 pts · GD +18

1 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-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 United last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals12-9

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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 United trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 62% · 1H BTTS 46%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home92%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home38%

Western United score away85%

Western United clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Western United score first46%

Western United win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 80% · Western United 57%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 27.0' · Western United 18.3'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.21 vs 1.63

Western United score away2.36 vs 1.63

Western United concede away1.71 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory score 12% above league average, while Western United score 44% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 26% below league average at home, and Western United are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.00 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 United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

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

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Hamill

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valadon

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Ibusuki

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Garuccio

24'

24' A. Thurgate

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Fornaroli

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Arzani

56'

56' D. Arzani

56'

56' A. Traoré

57'

57' B. Garuccio

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Piscopo

1st substitution · For: N. Velupillay

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Walatee

Normal Goal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Arzani

2nd substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Bozinovski

1st substitution · For: J. Lauton

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ B. Fornaroli

3rd substitution · For: N. Vergos

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Traoré

4th substitution · For: K. Bos

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Vickery

2nd substitution · For: R. Danzaki

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Walatee

3rd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Clarismario Rodrigues

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Machach

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Z. Machach

5th substitution · For: J. Rawlins

88'

88' K. Bos

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

N. Botić

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thurgate

90+2'

90+2' M. Grimaldi

90+2'

90+2' N. Botić

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

H. Ibusuki

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Danzaki

Melbourne Victory vs Western United 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Western United beat Melbourne Victory 4-3 on Friday, 10 January 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Adam Kersey. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took an early lead at 9' when B. Hamill scored, with the assist credited to J. Valadon, making the score 1-0. Western United leveled the score at 17' when H. Ibusuki scored, with the assist credited to B. Garuccio, making the score 1-1. A. Thurgate received a yellow card for Western United at 24'. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 39' when B. Fornaroli scored, with the assist credited to D. Arzani, making the score 2-1.

Second half: D. Arzani received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 56'. A. Traoré received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 56'. B. Garuccio received a yellow card for Western United at 57'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 66', with R. Piscopo replacing N. Velupillay. Western United leveled the score at 69' when A. Walatee scored, making the score 2-2. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Arzani replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. Western United made their 1st substitution at 75', with R. Bozinovski replacing J. Lauton. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 75', with B. Fornaroli replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 75', with A. Traoré replacing K. Bos. Western United made their 2nd substitution at 78', with L. Vickery replacing R. Danzaki. Western United made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Walatee replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 79' when Clarismario Rodrigues scored, with the assist credited to Z. Machach, making the score 3-2. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 87', with Z. Machach replacing J. Rawlins. K. Bos received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 88'. Western United found a late equaliser at 90+1' when N. Botić scored, with the assist credited to A. Thurgate, making the score 3-3. M. Grimaldi received a yellow card for Western United at 90+2'. N. Botić received a yellow card for Western United at 90+2'. Western United took the lead at 90+4' when H. Ibusuki scored, with the assist credited to R. Danzaki, making the score 3-4.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Western United used 3 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 3 yellow cards, while Western United got 4 yellow cards.