Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

44': Bozhidar Kraev
76': Brandon Borrello
87': Nicolas Milanovic
90'+4': Marcus Antonsson

FT
4 - 2

Melbourne Victory

34': Nishan Velupillay
41': Reno Piscopo

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne Victory at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

16': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 16'
34': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 34'
41': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 41'
44': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 44'
45': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
45': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
61': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 61'
61': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 61'
61': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 61'
61': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 61'
73': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
76': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 76'
86': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 86'
87': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 87'
88': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 88'
90'+3': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 94'

Statistics

MVC		WSW
9	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	5
56.1	Possession	43.9
18	SHOTS	21
9	ON GOAL	9
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,387

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
19	Jack Clisby
2	Gabriel Cleur
18	Oscar Priestman
25	Josh Brillante
7	Zachary Sapsford
26	Brandon Borrello
23	Bozhidar Kraev
21	Aydan Hammond

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Juan Mata, Jarrod Carluccio, Jordan Holmes, Dean Pelekanos, Marcus Antonsson, Nicolas Milanovic, Alex Gersbach.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mitch Langerak (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Brendan Hamill
28	Kasey Bos
22	Joshua Rawlins
27	Reno Piscopo
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
10	Bruno Fornaroli
17	Nishan Velupillay
7	Daniel Arzani

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Nikolaos Vergos, Daniel Graskoski, Adama Traoré, Zinédine Machach, Clarismario Rodrigues, Fabian Monge, Lachlan Jackson.

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