Melbourne Victory vs Western United

A-League Men - Regular Season 26 Dec 2021, 08:45
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Evans Round 6

Match report

Melbourne Victory beat Western United 3-1 in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 26 December 2021.

Western United had 22 shots to Melbourne Victory's 15.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 15 - 22 On target 5 - 5 Corners 3 - 13 Fouls 12 - 8 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Jason Geria
Melbourne Victory · 1 goal
8 Jake Brimmer 1 assist
8 Lachlan Wales 1 assist
7 Joshua Brillante 1 goal
7 Nicholas D'Agostino 1 goal
First half vs second half
Western United came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–8 7–14
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–2
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 2–2 1–11
Attacks 47–49 35–73
Match statistics
4 Substitution 1
82 Attacks 122
42 Dangerous Attacks 71
5 On Target 3
11 Off Target 17
15 Shots Total 22
5 Shots On Goal 5
7 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 9
7 Shots Inside Box 9
8 Shots Outside Box 13
12 Fouls 8
3 Corners 13
1 Offsides 3
47% Ball Possession 53%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 2
496 Passes Total 556
410 Passes Accurate 464
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
20 I. Kelava
2 J. Geria 17 B. Hamill 21 R. Miranda 3 J. Davidson
8 J. Brillante 4 R. Marchán
7 C. Ikonomidis 22 J. Brimmer 11 B. Folami
9 F. Margiotta
Western United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
6 T. Imai 4 L. Lacroix 44 N. Topor-Stanley 19 J. Risdon
10 S. Lustica 88 N. Kilkenny
5 D. Pierias 8 L. Wales 11 C. Pain
9 D. Wenzel-Halls
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popović
Substitutes
  • 19 Jerrad Tyson
  • 16 Stefan Nigro
  • 6 Leigh Broxham
  • 23 Marco Rojas
  • 10 Robbie Kruse
  • 18 Nicholas D'Agostino
  • 24 Nishan Velupillay
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 12 Dalibor Markovic
  • 25 Luke Duzel
  • 31 Adisu Bayew
  • 99 Aleksandar Prijovic
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ C. Ikonomidis Melbourne Victory
  • 61' ↑ A. Prijović ↓ D. Wenzel-Halls Western United
  • 68' ↑ N. D'Agostino ↓ F. Margiotta Melbourne Victory
  • 72' ↑ M. Rojas ↓ Ben Folami Melbourne Victory
  • 85' ↑ R. Kruse ↓ J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 37' J. Davidson Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 6 3 draws 6 Western United
2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory vs Western United 3 - 4
2024-12-01 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 3
2024-10-11 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 3 - 1
2024-03-14 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 2
2024-02-20 Melbourne Victory vs Western United 2 - 1
2022-08-03 Western United vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 1
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Melbourne Victory won 3-1 against Western United on 26 December 2021.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Melbourne Victory won the match 3-1.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Western United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Western United had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.