Melbourne Victory are welcoming Western United for another important game after their 2-0 result against 12th-placed Wellington Phoenix.
- Melbourne Victory has the fewest scored goals (7) in A-League
- Western United has the fewest points (0) away in A-League
The hosts Melbourne saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the A-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Wellington Phoenix, was also a home game here at Marvel Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Melbourne Victory, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in A-League, have to build on here at Marvel Stadium in the A-League.
A nice win for Melbourne Victory last time playing, versus Wellington Phoenix. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Rudy Gestede (2) scoring for the victors. Ahead of that match, Melbourne lost 0-1 at home to Newcastle Jets.
Melbourne Victory has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Melbourne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Western United form and stats
It's not happening yet for Western United on their A-League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Western has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Western United had fun at their own home (Marvel Stadium) last time out, beating Macarthur 4-1. Dylan Pierias, Besart Berisha (2) and Iker Guarrotxena scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Central Coast Mariners wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
3 goals so far away for Western United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Western United - Melbourne Victory 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Melbourne, one draw and three wins for Western United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brimmer 3 goals |  D. Pierias 3 goals |  B. Berisha 3 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Western United missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 22% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 60% | 46% |
- All of Western United's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Melbourne Victory has the fewest scored goals (7) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Western United has the fewest points (0) away in A-League
- Western United have lost all their away matches so far.
- Western United have scored in all their away matches so far.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Sydney | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Melbourne City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Western United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 5 |