Western Sydney vs Melbourne Victory: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Australian A-League Women action on Saturday, 17 October 2026 sees Western Sydney take on Melbourne Victory, with kick-off at 04:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Western Sydney Wanderers Academy in Sydney. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Western Sydney in 11th place (0 points from 0 matches) and Melbourne Victory in 6th place (0 points from 0 matches). The two sides are level on 0 points in the standings.

Western Sydney have scored 0 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of 0. Melbourne Victory have scored 0 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of 0.

Recent form

Western Sydney: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-L-L-L-W), scoring 3 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Melbourne Victory: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-L-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Melbourne Victory arrive in better form, taking 6 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for Western Sydney.

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Western Sydney, 2 wins for Melbourne Victory and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 14 March 2026: Melbourne Victory 1-0 Western Sydney.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 6 goals, an average of 3 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Western Sydney averaged 0.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Melbourne Victory averaged 1 scored and 1 conceded.

Melbourne Victory have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Melbourne Victory have been harder to score against, conceding 1 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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