Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

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0 - 2

Melbourne Victory

71': Clarismario Rodrigues
90'+2': Nikolaos Vergos

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne Victory at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

65': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 65'
65': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 65'
71': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 71'
76': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
76': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
76': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
81': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 81'
82': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 82'
90'+1': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 92'
90'+3': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

MVC		WSW
7	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
44.7	Possession	55.3
14	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 7,437

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Jordan Holmes (GK)
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
24	Nathan Barrie
3	Alex Gersbach
5	Dylan Scicluna
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
52	Atiya Waraga
26	Brandon Borrello
7	Ryan Fraser

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Lawrence Thomas, Jai Rose, Aydan Hammond, Jarrod Carluccio, Steven Ugarkovic, Awan Lual, Ruon Tongyik.

Melbourne Victory (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
2	Jason Davidson
15	Sebastian Esposito
27	Louis D'Arrigo
10	Denis Genreau
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
22	Joshua Rawlins
44	Charles Nduka
14	Matthew Grimaldi
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Nikolaos Vergos, Brendan Hamill, Keegan Jelacic, Juan Mata, Adama Traoré, Jordi Valadon, Jack Duncan.

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