Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory
Full Time
0–2
HT: 0–0
Ref: D. ElderCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Rodrigues and Vergos scored for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.40 for Western Sydney Wanderers versus 1.52 for Melbourne Victory. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
Second Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
65'
⇄
D'Arrigo
65'
⇄
Grimaldi
71'
⚽
Rodrigues
⇄
Gersbach
⇄
Kraev
⇄
Waraga
⇄
Brillante
82'
⇄
Rodrigues
90+1'
⇄
Velupillay
90+1'
⇄
Esposito
90+3'
Vergos
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Vergos
Assist: Jelacic
| # | 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
Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne Victory
10Won
Statistical edge
10–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.40VS1.52
Attack4 · 2 won
16
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
6
9
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
459
Total passes
376
389
Accurate passes
291
85%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
4
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2
Melbourne Victory
3-4-2-1Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaD
- 7Ryan FraserF
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevM
- 24Nathan BarrieD
- 25Joshua BrillanteM
- 26Brandon Joel Gaetano BorrelloF
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateM
- 52A. WaragaM
Substitutes
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 17Jarrod CarluccioF
- 19Ruon Kuk TongyikD
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 21Aydan Johnathan HammondM
- 38J. RoseF
- 39A. LualF
Melbourne Victory
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayF
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsM
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
Substitutes
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 5Brendan Michael HamillD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 64MataM
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gersbach | D | 76 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Josh Brillante(C) | M | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Fraser | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5/5 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4/6 |
| Atiya Waraga | M | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nathan Barrie | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lawrence Thomas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarkovic | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Awan Lual | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jai Rose | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | M | 82 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Charles Nduka | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adama Traore | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Hamill | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Vergos | F | 5 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |