MELBOURNE. Western Sydney Wanderers tops Melbourne Victory 1-0 after T. Mrcela scored just 1 goal (42′). Melbourne Victory was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the help of Andrew Lindsay and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 5
- 1 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 152 Attack 106
- 74 Dangerous attack 51
- 111 Ball safe 111
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 0
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory had a strong ball possession 61% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Western Sydney Wanderers was able to find the solution to win this match.
Melbourne Victory shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (L. Broxham, P. Izzo, C. Ikonomidis and S. Nigro). Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 6 yellow cards (M. Ninkovic, C. Nieuwenhof, T. Mrcela, Marcelo, J. Carluccio and B. Borrello).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Melbourne Victory stays with 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-18 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (10 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
86'
67'
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Leigh Broxham , Roderick Miranda , George Timotheou , Cadete , Joshua Brillante , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Jake Brimmer , Nani and Nicholas D’Agostino .
The home team had on the bench: Stefan Nigro , Lleyton Brooks, Noah Smith , Christopher Ikonomidis , Matt Acton, Nathan Konstandopoulos and Nishan Velupillay .
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: B. Folami for C. Ikonomidis (67′), Cadete for N. Smith (67′), Rai for S. Nigro (68′), J. Brimmer for N. Velupillay (77′) and Nani for L. Brooks (84′).
Best player: Roderick Miranda
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Roderick Miranda.
His rating is with 97 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
42'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas , Gabriel Cleur , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Brandon Borrello , Romain Amalfitano , Calem Nieuwenhof , Kusini Yengi , Sulejman Krpić and Miloš Ninković .
These were the players on the bench: Zachary Sapsford, Jarrod Carluccio, Ruon Tongyik, Ramy Najjarine , Nathanael Blair, Daniel Margush, Alex Bonetig and Nathanael Blair.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 2 changes: M. Ninkovic for R. Najjarine (79′) and G. Cleur for J. Carluccio (88′).
Best player: Tomislav Mrčela
The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Tomislav Mrčela.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
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