Melbourne Victory vs Western United

A-League Men 10 Jan 2025, 08:35
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
3–4
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. Kersey Round 13

Match report

Western United edged past Melbourne Victory 4-3 in the A-League Men on 10 January 2025. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Western United had 18 shots to Melbourne Victory's 17.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with A. Kersey in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 17 - 18 On target 6 - 7 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 10 - 14 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Hiroshi Ibusuki
Western United · 2 goals
8 Bruno Fornaroli 1 goal
8 Jordi Valadon 1 assist
8 Zinédine Machach 1 assist
8 Ben Garuccio 1 assist
First half vs second half
Western United came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–3 4–15
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–6
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 3–4 0–4
Attacks 48–43 45–58
Match statistics
3 Corners 8
5 Substitution 3
93 Attacks 101
46 Dangerous Attacks 59
7 On Target 6
13 Off Target 13
17 Shots Total 18
6 Shots On Goal 7
7 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 5
14 Shots Inside Box 15
3 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 14
3 Corners 8
3 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
3 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 3
446 Passes Total 409
362 Passes Accurate 336
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Duncan
2 J. Geria 5 B. Hamill 21 R. Miranda 3 A. Traoré
6 R. Teague 14 J. Valadon
7 D. Arzani 8 Z. Machach 27 R. Piscopo
10 B. Fornaroli
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
13 T. Russell 6 T. Imai 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
37 L. Vickery 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 20 A. Walatee
19 N. Botic 9 H. Ibusuki
Melbourne Victory
Coach
A. Diles
Substitutes
  • 17 Nishan Velupillay
  • 28 Kasey Bos
  • 11 Clarismario
  • 9 Nikos Vergos
  • 22 Joshua Rawlins
  • 30 Daniel Graskoski
  • 18 Fabian Monge
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
  • 77 Riku Danzaki
  • 10 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 1 Tom Heward-Belle
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 24 Michael Ruhs
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ R. Piscopo Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ K. Bos ↓ A. Traoré Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ N. Vergos ↓ B. Fornaroli Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ Clarismario Rodrigues ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ J. Lauton ↓ R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 78' ↑ R. Danzaki ↓ L. Vickery Western United
  • 79' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ A. Walatee Western United
  • 87' ↑ J. Rawlins ↓ Z. Machach Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 24' A. Thurgate Western United
  • 56' A. Traore Melbourne Victory
  • 56' D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 57' B. Garuccio Western United
  • 88' K. Bos Melbourne Victory
  • 90+2' N. Botic Western United
  • 90+3' M. Grimaldi Western United
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 lost 3-4 against Western United on 10 January 2025.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Western United?
Western United won the match 4-3.
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?
Melbourne Victory had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.