Melbourne Victory 3-4 Western United — A-League, 10 Jan 2025
Western United beat Melbourne Victory 4-3 in the A-League on 10 January 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. B. Hamill, H. Ibusuki, B. Fornaroli, A. Walatee got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne Victory have won 2 and Western United 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-09'assist: J. Valadon
- 1-117'assist: B. Garuccio
- 24'Foul
- 2-139'assist: Daniel Arzani
- Half-time2-1
- 56'
- 56'Foul
- 57'Argument
- 66'
- 2-269'
- 75'
- 75'
- 75'
- 75'
- 78'out: R. Danzaki
- 79'
- 3-279'assist: Z. Machach
- 87'
- 88'Foul
- 3-390+1'assist: A. Thurgate
- 90+2'Off the ball foul
- 90+2'
- 3-490+4'assist: R. Danzaki
- Full-time3-4
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 8.2Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.9Zinédine MachachM
- 7.6Jordi ValadonM
- 7.3ClarismarioF
- 6.9Reno PiscopoM
- 6.9Adama TraoréD
- 6.9Roderick MirandaD
- 6.7Ryan TeagueM
- 6.7Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.7Nikolaos VergosF
- 6.7Jason GeriaD
- 6.6Brendan HamillD
- 6.5Kasey BosF
- 6.5Nishan VelupillayF
- 6.2Joshua RawlinsD
- 6.2Jack DuncanG
Western United
- 8.2Ben GaruccioD
- 7.9Hiroshi IbusukiF
- 7.6Luke VickeryM
- 7.3Noah BoticF
- 7.2Abel WalateeM
- 6.9Angus ThurgateM
- 6.9Tate RussellD
- 6.9Jordan LautonM
- 6.9Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.6Riku DanzakiM
- 6.6Matthew SuttonG
- 6.5Matthew GrimaldiM
- 6.5Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.3Dylan LeonardD
Line-ups
Western United4-4-2
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne VictoryA. Diles
Substitutes
- 9Nikolaos Vergos75'F6.7
- 11Clarismario Rodrigues79'75'F7.3
- 22Joshua Rawlins87'D6.2
- 18F. MongeM
- 17Nishan Velupillay66'F6.5
- 30D. GraskoskiG
- 28Kasey Bos88'75'F6.5
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 7R. NajjarineF
- 77R. Danzaki78'M6.6
- 1T. Heward-BelleG
- 24M. RuhsF
- 44J. Lauton75'M6.9
- 22K. VidmarD
- 10M. Grimaldi79'M6.5
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
19Total shots18
6Shots on target7
7Shots off target6
6Blocked shots5
3Corners8
2Offsides1
11Fouls14
3Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves3
445Total passes408
363Accurate passes337
82%Pass accuracy83%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fornaroli | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Zinédine Machach | 87 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Jordi Valadon | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | – | 7.6 |
| Clarismario | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Reno Piscopo | 66 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Adama Traoré | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Teague | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Arzani | 75 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Nikolaos Vergos | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jason Geria | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Brendan Hamill | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kasey Bos | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Rawlins | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jack Duncan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | 90 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Luke Vickery | 78 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.6 |
| Noah Botic | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Abel Walatee | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tate Russell | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Lauton | 15 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 6.9 |
| Riku Danzaki | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Dylan Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryDDLDW
- D04 Jan 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
- D01 Jan 25AAuckland0-0
- L28 Dec 24ASydney0-3
- D21 Dec 24HMelbourne City1-1
- W08 Dec 24HPerth Glory2-0
Western UnitedLWWWW
- L07 Jan 25AMelbourne City0-2
- W03 Jan 25APerth Glory3-2
- W29 Dec 24HBrisbane Roar1-0
- W21 Dec 24AAuckland4-0
- W14 Dec 24ASydney4-3
Head-to-head
- 01 Dec 24Western United1-3Melbourne Victory
- 14 Mar 24Western United2-2Melbourne Victory
- 20 Feb 24Melbourne Victory2-1Western United
- 13 Mar 23Melbourne Victory1-2Western United
- 26 Dec 22Western United1-0Melbourne Victory
- 21 May 22Melbourne Victory1-4Western United
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