Melbourne Victory hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 12th position in the A-League table. Visiting Western Sydney Wanderers holds 6th place with 25 pts.
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (42) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have scored in all their away matches so far.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Western Sydney Wanderers when visiting Melbourne Victory as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory's results here at Marvel Stadium in the A-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Melbourne in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Wellington Phoenix game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Newcastle Jets and winning 2-1.
Melbourne were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Melbourne Victory after this match as they are travelling to Sydney for a A-League game in only four days.
The Melbourne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Melbourne Victory having conceded 21 goals here at Marvel Stadium so far. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Visiting Wanderers has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Adelaide United that ended 1-1.
The visiting Wanderers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. Wanderers have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Melbourne Victory won five, Western Sydney Wanderers won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Kamau 5 goals |   J. Brimmer 4 goals | K. Yeboah 4 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 42 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 31% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 13.6 | 15.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 26% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 31% |
- Melbourne Victory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Melbourne Victory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (21) at home in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (42) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-27) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Western Sydney Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Sydney | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Western United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -27 | 11 |