Melbourne Victory vs Western United – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne Victory

Full Time

1:2

Western United

Highlights and Stats

Western United will face Melbourne Victory on Monday in an encounter of the 20th round in the A-League. The game will be between the 12th placed Melbourne Victory and the Western United who are positioned on 9th place in the standings.

Melbourne Victory vs Western United Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/12/26	Last 12 Games
Melbourne Victory	loss	? Laway Lhome Waway Dhome Whome Waway Waway Lhome Daway Lhome Laway Lhome
Western United	win	? Whome Waway Lhome Daway Laway Lhome Lhome Waway Dhome Waway Whome Waway

Worth Mentioning

The previous clash between the teams ended with the score of 1:0 to Western United. It was held back on 26th of December 2022. Western United are currently on a run of three consecutive victories. The most recent encounters were dominated by the visiting sides who showed an impressive performances and triumphed in 5, while the hosts recorded just 3 wins in the last 10 encounters. The result was a draw in only 2 of the last 10 meetings between Melbourne Victory and Western United. Out of the last five matches, two yielded over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals scored at both ends of the field. In that period Melbourne Victory managed to keep one clean sheet, and Western United have not conceded in one of the matches. The goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets a total of 12 times for the period.

Melbourne Victory vs Western United Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 12 games

Melbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  1.67

  1.67

• Fouls

  11.67

  11.42

• Corners

  5.58

  6.25

• Offsides

  1.33

  1.58

• Cards

  1.42

  3.42

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2022/12/26 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  12

  11

• Corners

  6

  5

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  1

  4

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2022/05/21 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  1

  4

• Fouls

  9

  10

• Corners

  4

  1

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2022/05/17 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  8

  10

• Corners

  3

  8

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2022/03/23 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  6

  11

• Corners

  6

  9

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2021/12/26 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  12

  8

• Corners

  3

  13

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2021/11/20 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  10

  14

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2021/05/28 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  6

  1

• Fouls

  4

  10

• Corners

  5

  9

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  40%

  60%

2021/02/27 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  3

  4

• Fouls

  14

  15

• Corners

  7

  14

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  3

  9

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2021/01/30 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  16

  14

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  1

  5

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2020/07/25 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  20

  10

• Corners

  6

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2019/12/08 A-League

Melbourne VictoryHWestern United

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  15

  14

• Corners

  13

  3

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2019/11/02 A-League

HMelbourne VictoryWestern United

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  14

  10

• Corners

  7

  1

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  0

  4

• Posession

  48%

  52%

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Melbourne Victory Form

Melbourne Victory registered a 1:0 away loss in an A-League match against Sydney that went down on March 4. For the time being, the club is suffering a streak without a triumph for two consecutive games with a total of 1 loss and 1 draw recorded in the process. Having the home crowd behind the players’ backs proved to be very beneficial in the 10 latest Melbourne Victory encounters. The hosts recorded a win 6 times and tasted defeat in just 2 meetings. Across their previous five games, three produced over 2.5 goals and four saw both sides netting goals. Melbourne Victory failed to retain a clean sheet during these matches, while they proved unsuccessful in scoring in only one. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 encounters saw an average of 3.00 goals.

• Goals
  1.20
• Fouls
  10.90
• Corners
  5.60
• Offsides
  1.20
• Cards
  2.10
• Posession
  45%

Western United Form

Western United came up against Perth Glory on Saturday and the encounter ended in a 2:1 home triumph. The club is now on a run of two straight victories. Playing on homeground had no considerable impact in Western United’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 4 wins while the guests triumphed on 3 occasions. Looking at the team’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that four featured over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, Western United’s efforts to prevent a goal in their net proved futile and they failed to score on their own in two encounters. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five outings amounts to 16.

• Goals
  1.20
• Fouls
  10.00
• Corners
  8.10
• Offsides
  1.40
• Cards
  1.80
• Posession
  47%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne Victory

Formation:4-4-2

• G20Paul Izzo
• D2Jason Geria
• D5Damien Da Silva
• D21Roderick Miranda
• D3Cadete
• M24Nishan Velupillay
• M14Connor Chapman
• M8Joshua Brillante
• M11Ben Folami
• F10Bruno Fornaroli
• F7Christopher Ikonomidis

20 Paul Izzo 2 Jason Geria 5 Damien Da Silva 21 Roderick Miranda 3 Cadete 24 Nishan Velupillay 14 Connor Chapman 8 Joshua Brillante 11 Ben Folami 10 Bruno Fornaroli 7 Christopher Ikonomidis

Western United

Formation:4-4-2

• G1Jamie Young
• D19Joshua Risdon
• D6Tomoki Imai
• D4Léo Lacroix
• D17Ben Garuccio
• M8Lachlan Wales
• M7Tongo Doumbia
• M88Neil Kilkenny
• M11Connor Pain
• F38Noah Botic
• F99Aleksandar Prijović

1 Jamie Young 19 Joshua Risdon 6 Tomoki Imai 4 Léo Lacroix 17 Ben Garuccio 8 Lachlan Wales 7 Tongo Doumbia 88 Neil Kilkenny 11 Connor Pain 38 Noah Botic 99 Aleksandar Prijović

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne Victory	Last Western United	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne Victory WIN	4/10	2/10	-	35.84%	2.79
DRAW	2/10	2/10	2/10	23.12%	4.33
Western United WIN	4/10	-	3/10	41.04%	2.44
Over 2.5 Goals	5/10	6/10	7/10	59.00%	1.69
BTTS	6/10	8/10	6/10	66.00%	1.52
Over 4.5 Cards	4/10	6/10	3/10	43.00%	2.33
Over 10.5 Corners	6/10	3/10	7/10	54.00%	1.85
Melbourne Victory over 1.5 Goals	3/10	2/10	-	25.50%	3.92
Western United over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	4/10	34.50%	2.90

Match Details

Melbourne VictoryvsWestern United

• 90+1`
  CadeteUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 90+1`
  

  (in) S. Lustica(out) A. Prijovic
• 90+1`
  

  (in) D. Pierias(out) L. Wales
• 88`
  

  J. YoungDelay of game
• 85`
  

  B. GaruccioFoul
• 81`
  (in) E. Adams(out) B. Folami

  
• 81`
  (in) N. Konstandopoulos(out) C. Chapman

  
• 77`
  D. Da SilvaTripping

  
• 73`
  

  (in) A. Diamanti(out) N. Botic
• 69`
  (in) B. Kamau(out) C. Ikonomidis

  
• 69`
  1 - 2

  

  A. PrijovicC. Pain
• 50`
  B. Fornaroli

  

  1 - 1
• 46`
  (in) Rai(out) J. Brillante

  
• 46`
  (in) F. Romero(out) N. Velupillay

  
• 38`
  0 - 1

  

  N. BoticC. Pain

Players Ratings

Melbourne VictoryvsWestern United

• 

  10Bruno Fornaroli

  7.9 / 10

• 

  29Eli Adams

  7.2 / 10

• 

  7Christopher Ikonomidis

  6.9 / 10

• 

  2Jason Geria

  6.7 / 10

• 

  5Damien Da Silva

  6.7 / 10

• 

  23Nathan Konstandopoulos

  6.7 / 10

• 

  4Rai Marchán

  6.7 / 10

• 

  18Bruce Kamau

  6.7 / 10

• 

  3Cadete

  6.6 / 10

• 

  8Joshua Brillante

  6.6 / 10

• 

  20Paul Izzo

  6.5 / 10

• 

  11Ben Folami

  6.5 / 10

• 

  21Roderick Miranda

  6.3 / 10

• 

  14Connor Chapman

  6.3 / 10

• 

  24Nishan Velupillay

  6 / 10

• 

  19Fernando Romero

  5.9 / 10

• 

  99Aleksandar Prijović

  7.9 / 10

• 

  17Ben Garuccio

  7.3 / 10

• 

  38Noah Botic

  7.3 / 10

• 

  1Jamie Young

  7.2 / 10

• 

  11Connor Pain

  7.2 / 10

• 

  7Tongo Doumbia

  7 / 10

• 

  6Tomoki Imai

  6.9 / 10

• 

  19Joshua Risdon

  6.7 / 10

• 

  88Neil Kilkenny

  6.7 / 10

• 

  4Léo Lacroix

  6.6 / 10

• 

  23Alessandro Diamanti

  6.3 / 10

• 

  8Lachlan Wales

  6.2 / 10