Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Elder
- Referee Casey Reibelt
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 0–2 L 18 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L 11 Apr Sydney FC H 0–2 L 04 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–3 L 20 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–4 L 13 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 17 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–2 D 11 Apr Auckland FC A 2–2 D 05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L 21 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W 15 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W Season Stats
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Melbourne Victory FC #12 Position #4 21 Points 40 26 Played 26 5 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8 27 Scored 44 43 Conceded 33 -16 GD +11 0.81 PPG 1.54 19% Win % 42% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this seasonWestern Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
- 5' Jack Warshawsky has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 20' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Louis D'Arrigo suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Sebastian Esposito has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' Nikolaos Vergos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Grimaldi, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 65' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Louis D'Arrigo is replaced by Jordi Valadon.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' GOAL! Clarismario scores on 71.
- 76' Jai Rose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bozhidar Kraev on 76 minute.
- 81' The whistle greets Joshua Brillante as he departs to be replaced by Awan Lual.
- 82' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mata is hanging Clarismario on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Nikolaos Vergos scoring 1 goals.
- 90' Nikolaos Vergos is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Brendan Hamill is replacing Sebastian Esposito for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Starting XI- 7
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Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Jai Rose 76'
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Joshua Brillante ↓ Awan Lual 81'
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Atiya Waraga ↓ Aydan Hammond 76'
Bench- 20
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Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 76'
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Aydan Hammond ↑ 76'
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Awan Lual ↑ 81'
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Jai Rose ↑ 76'
Coach Gary van EgmondMelbourne Victory FC
Starting XI- 10
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Louis D'Arrigo ↓ Jordi Valadon 65'
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Clarismario ↓ Mata 82'
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Bench-
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Mata ↑ 82'
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Brendan Hamill ↑ 90'
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Keegan Jelacic ↑ 65'
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Jordi Valadon ↑ 65'
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Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 90'
Coach Arthur Diles -
Head to Head
2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FCWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Form
2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC DMelbourne Victory FC Form
2026-04-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W

