Western United vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 14 Mar 2024, 08:00
Western United
Western United
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Skinner Round 21

Match report

Western United shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men on 14 March 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Western United had 9 shots to Melbourne Victory's 8.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 9 - 8 On target 5 - 2 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Ben Garuccio
Western United · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Daniel Penha 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ben Folami 1 goal
8 Paul Izzo 3 saves
7 Christopher Ikonomidis 1 goal
First half vs second half
Melbourne Victory came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 3–6
Shots On Goal 3–0 2–2
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 5–1 4–5
Attacks 49–50 51–49
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
2 Substitution 4
100 Attacks 99
51 Dangerous Attacks 44
3 On Target 0
5 Off Target 8
9 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 13
9 Corners 6
0 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
458 Passes Total 478
376 Passes Accurate 391
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 4 J. Donachie 17 B. Garuccio
8 L. Wales 21 S. Pasquali 32 A. Thurgate 39 M. Grimaldi
11 D. Penha 9 M. Ruhs
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
20 P. Izzo
14 C. Chapman 5 D. Silva 21 R. Miranda 2 J. Geria
27 J. Valadon 22 J. Brimmer
23 S. Khelifi 8 Z. Machach 17 N. Velupillay
10 B. Fornaroli
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 77 Riku Danzaki
  • 13 Nikita Rukavytsya
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 43 Khoder Kaddour
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 10 Steven Lustica
  • 37 Luke Vickery
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 28 Roly Bonevacia
  • 19 Daniel Arzani
  • 11 Ben Folami
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 40 Christian Siciliano
  • 31 Alexander Menelaou
  • 37 Kasey Bos
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ R. Danzaki ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 59' ↑ R. Bonevacia ↓ J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
  • 59' ↑ D. Arzani ↓ S. Khelifi Melbourne Victory
  • 67' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ Z. Machach Melbourne Victory
  • 67' ↑ B. Folami ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 76' ↑ N. Rukavytsya ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
Cards
  • 27' T. Imai Western United
  • 53' S. Khelifi Melbourne Victory
  • 72' J. Risdon Western United
  • 72' Roderick Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Western United 6 3 draws 6 Melbourne Victory
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
Western United L L W W W
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Western United drew 2-2 against Melbourne Victory on 14 March 2024.
Who won Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Western United vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.