Melbourne Victory hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 10th position in the A-League table. Visiting Western United holds 6th place with 27 pts.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory have collected 12 points from their A-League home games so far after 3-3-4.
Melbourne Victory faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wellington Phoenix (0-3). Preceding that match was the home game against Sydney that was lost 1-4.
Melbourne are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Melbourne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Western United form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Western United have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Western, but there's smiles all around after the 5-1 victory versus Adelaide United (placed 7th) in the A-League last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 6-2 against Central Coast Mariners.
As mentioned above, Western United was the only team on the pitch versus Adelaide United in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
A quick return to home after this game, as Western United are hosting Melbourne City in the A-League only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Western's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Western United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne Victory and Western United have met before this season: Western United - Melbourne 3-1. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Melbourne, zero draws and two wins for Western United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 14 goals |   A. Nabbout 5 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Western United missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 34 |
| 35 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 95% |
| 76% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 75% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 55% |
| 24% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 30% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 273 | 149 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 79 | 242 |
| 86 | 44 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 35 | 89 |
| 28% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 40% | 38% |
- Melbourne Victory has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Western United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -29 | 13 |