Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Melbourne Victory

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Melbourne Victory head into this game after a 0-0 A-League drawn game vs Brisbane Roar.

In that game, Melbourne Victory managed 40% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Brisbane Roar got 22 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

It’s not been often in recent times where Melbourne Victory have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Melbourne Victory have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals during that time.

Heading into this fixture, Melbourne Victory are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

Western Sydney Wanderers

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Melbourne City in A-League action, Western Sydney Wanderers will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Western Sydney Wanderers had 55% possession and 20 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Western Sydney Wanderers was Marcus Younis (69'). Melbourne City got 11 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Léo Natel (28') and Marin Jakoliš (39') scored for Melbourne City.

The stats don’t lie, and Western Sydney Wanderers have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 15 goals overall. At the back, Western Sydney Wanderers seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. It will be interesting to find out if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Ahead of this meeting, Western Sydney Wanderers remain undefeated by Melbourne Victory in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head clashes going back to 23/04/2021 tells us that Melbourne Victory have won 2 of these games and Western Sydney Wanderers 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 24 overall which averages out at 4 goals per match.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was A-League match day 7 on 10/12/2023 when the final score was Western Sydney Wanderers 3-4 Melbourne Victory.

On that day, Western Sydney Wanderers managed 50% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The goals were scored by Marcus Antonsson (57', 88') and Valentino Yuel (91').

For their opponents, Melbourne Victory got 9 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Bruno Fornaroli (8', 45', 51', 74') was the scorer.

The referee was Ben Abraham.

📋 Team News: Melbourne Victory

The Melbourne Victory boss Tony Popović will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match with a completely injury-free group available for selection. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Jordi Valadon, Ryan Teague, Nishan Velupillay and Jason Geria.

📋 Team News: Western Sydney Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers boss Marko Rudan has to currently contend with reduced team options. Brandon Borrello (Hamstring injury), Jorrit Hendrix (unknown injury), Tom Beadling (unknown injury) and Jack Gibson (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be playing here. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Nicolas Milanovic and Lachlan Brook.

💭 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Western Sydney Wanderers should get enough chances to break down this Melbourne Victory team, but it realistically won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We are anticipating a 2-1 victory for Melbourne Victory by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Looking forward to this.

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Renata Leite, 21:08 24/04/2024