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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

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Western Sydney Wanderers

29': Kosta Barbarouses (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

12': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 12'
29': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Penalty - Scored at 29'
31': Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 31'
47': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 47'
66': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
73': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
73': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
75': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 75'
76': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 76'
81': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
88': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
88': Kayne Razmovski (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
90'+1': Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Alaat Abdul-Rahman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

WSW		MVC
14	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
34.2	Possession	65.8
9	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
1	Blocked Shots	3
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 12,502

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
2	Jason Davidson
15	Sebastian Esposito
3	Adama Traoré
16	Joshua Inserra
64	Juan Mata
10	Denis Genreau
27	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Nikolaos Vergos
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Kayne Razmovski, Keegan Jelacic, Daniel Graskoski, Matthew Grimaldi, Jing Lual, Lachlan Jackson, Reno Piscopo.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
19	Ruon Tongyik
3	Alex Gersbach
17	Jarrod Carluccio
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
9	Kosta Barbarouses
45	Alou Kuol
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Philip Cancar, Nathan Barrie, Dylan Scicluna, Jordan Holmes, Steven Ugarkovic, Jai Rose.

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