Melbourne Victory vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Full Time
0–1
HT: 0–1
Ref: D. ElderAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Western Sydney Wanderers beat Melbourne Victory 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Barbarouses scored for Western Sydney Wanderers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.27 for Melbourne Victory versus 1.23 for Western Sydney Wanderers. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Western Sydney Wanderers are 12th.
First Half
Davidson
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Barbarouses
Penalty
Traoré
Yellow Card
Second Half
47'
Kraev
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Barbarouses
⇄
Mata
⇄
Rodrigues
75'
⇄
Kuol
76'
Thurgate
Yellow Card
⇄
Velupillay
⇄
Inserra
⇄
Genreau
90+1'
⇄
Borello
90+1'
⇄
Brillante
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.27VS1.23
Attack4 · 2 won
14
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
3
4
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
605
Total passes
320
509
Accurate passes
227
84%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline1 · 1 won
7
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 4Lachlan Robert Tua JacksonD
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 28K. RazmovskiD
- 30Daniel GraskoskiG
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 9Konstantinos BarbarousesM
- 17Jarrod CarluccioD
- 19Ruon Kuk TongyikD
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevM
- 25Joshua BrillanteM
- 26Brandon Joel Gaetano BorrelloF
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateM
- 45Alou Mawien KuolF
Substitutes
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 14Phillip CancarD
- 24Nathan BarrieD
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
- 38J. RoseM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Davidson(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Adama Traoré | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 81 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Clarismario | M | 73 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Graskoski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kayne Razmovski | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Brillante | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | M | 66 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Alou Kuol | F | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jarrod Carluccio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alaat Abdul-Rahman | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jai Rose | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Barrie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |