Melbourne Victory 3-1 Western United — A-League, 26 Dec 2021
Melbourne Victory beat Western United 3-1 in the A-League on 26 December 2021 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Jason Geria, J. Brillante, A. Prijović, N. D'Agostino 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
- 1-018'assist: J. Brimmer
- 2-019'assist: F. Margiotta
- 37'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 61'
- 68'
- 72'out: M. Rojas
- 85'out: R. Kruse
- 2-187'assist: L. Wales
- 3-190+4'assist: M. Rojas
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 7.9Jake BrimmerM
- 7.7Francesco MargiottaF
- 7.5Jason GeriaD
- 7.5Ben FolamiM
- 7.3Brendan HamillD
- 7.3Ivan KelavaG
- 7.2Nicholas D'AgostinoF
- 7.2Rai MarchánM
- 7.2Marco RojasF
- 7.2Roderick MirandaD
- 7.2Jason DavidsonD
- 7.2Joshua BrillanteM
- 6.6Nishan VelupillayF
- 6.6Christopher IkonomidisM
- 4.9Robbie KruseF
Western United
- 7.5Neil KilkennyM
- 7.2Lachlan WalesM
- 7.2Joshua RisdonD
- 7.2Aleksandar PrijovićF
- 6.9Dylan Wenzel-HallsF
- 6.7Steven LusticaM
- 6.3Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.3Connor PainM
- 6.3Nikolai Topor-StanleyD
- 6.2Dylan PieriasM
- 6.2Léo LacroixD
- 6.0Jamie YoungG
Line-ups
Western United4-2-3-1
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne VictoryT. Popović
Substitutes
- 10R. Kruse85'F4.9
- 6L. BroxhamM
- 16S. NigroD
- 18N. D'Agostino90+4'68'F7.2
- 23M. Rojas72'F7.2
- 19J. TysonG
- 24Nishan Velupillay46'F6.6
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 99A. Prijović87'61'F7.2
- 37R. ScottG
- 25L. ĐuzelM
- 31A. BayewM
- 12D. MarkovicD
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
15Total shots22
5Shots on target5
7Shots off target8
3Blocked shots9
3Corners13
2Offsides3
12Fouls8
1Yellow cards0
4Goalkeeper saves2
492Total passes556
408Accurate passes463
83%Pass accuracy83%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Brimmer | 85 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Francesco Margiotta | 68 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Jason Geria | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Ben Folami | 72 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Brendan Hamill | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ivan Kelava | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Nicholas D'Agostino | 22 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rai Marchán | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Marco Rojas | 18 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jason Davidson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Joshua Brillante | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Christopher Ikonomidis | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 6.6 |
| Robbie Kruse | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4.9 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Kilkenny | 90 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Lachlan Wales | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7.2 |
| Aleksandar Prijović | 29 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 61 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Steven Lustica | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Connor Pain | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dylan Pierias | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Léo Lacroix | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Jamie Young | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryDWLWW
- D18 Dec 21AMelbourne City2-2
- W11 Dec 21AAdelaide United2-1
- L05 Dec 21HPerth Glory0-3
- W28 Nov 21HBrisbane Roar3-0
- W20 Nov 21AWestern United1-0
Western UnitedWWWWL
- W17 Dec 21HAdelaide United1-0
- W11 Dec 21HBrisbane Roar1-0
- W04 Dec 21AMelbourne City1-0
- W26 Nov 21HPerth Glory1-0
- L20 Nov 21HMelbourne Victory0-1
Head-to-head
- 20 Nov 21Western United0-1Melbourne Victory
- 28 May 21Western United1-6Melbourne Victory
- 27 Feb 21Melbourne Victory3-4Western United
- 30 Jan 21Western United0-0Melbourne Victory
- 25 Jul 20Melbourne Victory1-2Western United
- 08 Dec 19Western United3-1Melbourne Victory
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