Melbourne Victory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers — A-League, 31 Mar 2018
Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 in the A-League on 31 March 2018 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. L. George, Cejudo, B. Berisha, T. Deng got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne Victory have won 3 and Western Sydney Wanderers 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·AAMI Park · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-030'
- 40'
- 43'
- 45'
- 45'
- 45'
- 1-145+1'assist: S. Luštica
- 2-145+7'Penalty
- Half-time2-1
- 46'out: J. Clisby
- 3-151'assist: T. Antonis
- 67'
- 70'
- 75'out: J. Ingham
- 77'
- 82'out: M. Sánchez
- 87'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 7.6Leroy GeorgeM
- 7.4James TroisiM
- 7.3Terry AntonisM
- 7.3Rhys WilliamsD
- 7.2Besart BerishaF
- 7.2Lawrence ThomasG
- 7.1Thomas DengD
- 6.8Carl ValeriM
- 6.8James DonachieD
- 6.7Leigh BroxhamD
- 6.6Jai InghamF
- 6.6Matias SanchezM
- 6.3Christian TheoharousF
- 5.9Konstantinos BarbarousesM
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 8.2Álvaro CejudoM
- 7.1Oriol RieraF
- 7.0Joshua RisdonD
- 6.9Steven LusticaM
- 6.9Jaushua SotirioF
- 6.7Brendan HamillD
- 6.7Keanu BaccusM
- 6.7Marcelo CarruscaM
- 6.5Jack ClisbyD
- 6.4Vedran JanjetovićG
- 6.4Kearyn BaccusM
- 6.3Christopher OikonomidisF
- 5.9Raúl LlorenteD
- 4.9Michael ThwaiteD
Line-ups
Western Sydney Wanderers4-2-3-1
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne VictoryK. Muscat
Substitutes
- 18M. Sánchez82'M6.6
- 1M. ActonG
- 23J. Ingham75'F6.6
- 22S. NigroD
- 31C. Theoharous70'F6.3
Western Sydney WanderersGombau
Substitutes
- 11B. SantalabF
- 40N. SumanG
- 16J. Sotirio67'F6.9
- 3J. Clisby46'D6.5
- 6M. Carrusca77'M6.7
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
14Total shots20
6Shots on target5
5Shots off target10
3Blocked shots5
4Corners10
5Offsides1
18Fouls25
1Yellow cards3
1Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves3
354Total passes472
251Accurate passes372
71%Pass accuracy79%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy George | 70 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| James Troisi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Terry Antonis | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Rhys Williams | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Besart Berisha | 75 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Thomas Deng | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Carl Valeri | 82 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.8 |
| James Donachie | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Leigh Broxham | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jai Ingham | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matias Sanchez | 8 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christian Theoharous | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Cejudo | 90 | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Oriol Riera | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Steven Lustica | 45 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jaushua Sotirio | 23 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brendan Hamill | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Keanu Baccus | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Marcelo Carrusca | 13 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jack Clisby | 45 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Vedran Janjetović | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kearyn Baccus | 77 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Christopher Oikonomidis | 67 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 6.3 |
| Raúl Llorente | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Michael Thwaite | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.9 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryLWWWL
- L25 Mar 18APerth Glory0-1
- W18 Mar 18HCentral Coast Mariners5-2
- W02 Mar 18AMelbourne City2-1
- W24 Feb 18HAdelaide United3-0
- L09 Feb 18HBrisbane Roar1-2
- L24 Mar 18AMelbourne City0-3
- W10 Mar 18HWellington Phoenix4-1
- D04 Mar 18HPerth Glory1-1
- L25 Feb 18ASydney1-3
- D16 Feb 18HNewcastle Jets2-2
Head-to-head
- 19 Jan 18Western Sydney Wanderers0-3Melbourne Victory
- 06 Nov 17Melbourne Victory1-1Western Sydney Wanderers
- 08 Apr 17Western Sydney Wanderers0-0Melbourne Victory
- 10 Dec 16Western Sydney Wanderers0-3Melbourne Victory
- 12 Nov 16Melbourne Victory3-0Western Sydney Wanderers
- 25 Mar 16Melbourne Victory2-0Western Sydney Wanderers
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