Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
  • 19': Noah Botic
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1 - 3
  • 8': Zinédine Machach
  • 48': Nikolaos Vergos
  • 69': Bruno Fornaroli

About

Western United are hosting Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 8': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 8'
  • 19': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 19'
  • 48': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 48'
  • 67': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
  • 67': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
  • 69': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 69'
  • 69': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 69'
  • 75': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 75'
  • 78': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
  • 80': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 80'

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 6
43.8 Possession 56.2
15 SHOTS 9
9 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 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
4 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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,263

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 24 +23 50
2 Melbourne City FC 24 +12 44
3 Western United 24 +15 41
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 24 +15 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Matthew Sutton (GK)
6 Tomoki Imai
22 Kane Vidmar
29 Charbel Shamoon
13 Tate Russell
32 Angus Thurgate
23 Rhys Bozinovski
10 Matthew Grimaldi
77 Riku Danzaki
19 Noah Botic
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Jack Duncan (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Brendan Hamill
28 Kasey Bos
2 Jason Geria
8 Zinédine Machach
14 Jordi Valadon
6 Ryan Teague
9 Nikolaos Vergos
7 Daniel Arzani
11 Clarismario Rodrigues

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