A-League Women · Regular Season - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers W vs Melbourne Victory W

Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 04:00 UTC · Wanderers Football Park, Sydney

Western Sydney Wanderers W host Melbourne Victory W on Sat 17 Oct 2026 (A-League Women); from both squads' Elo our model gives Western Sydney Wanderers W 27%, draw 23%, Melbourne Victory W 50%.

Prediction — from both squads' Elo

From the gap between the two clubs' squad Elo and this competition's home advantage. Women's line-ups are published only after the match, so this is the one prediction; it is frozen at kick-off.

HomeDrawAway

Team Elo: Western Sydney Wanderers W 1407 · Melbourne Victory W 1628

Projected line-ups

Strongest available side by Elo in a 4-4-2 — not a team sheet, and not what the prediction is computed from.

4-4-2Formations4-4-2

Form

Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.

Western Sydney Wanderers W

  • 29 MarWWellington Phoenix W 1286
  • 22 MarLMelbourne City W 1329
  • 14 MarLMelbourne Victory W 1286
  • 21 FebLCanberra United W 1315
  • 13 FebDNewcastle Jets FC W 1387

Melbourne Victory W

  • 9 MayLMelbourne City W 1593
  • 2 MayLMelbourne City W 1623
  • 25 AprWCanberra United W 1550
  • 3 AprWPerth Glory FC W 1521
  • 28 MarLSydney FC W 1533

Season outlook

From the A-League Women simulation.

ClubPts nowPred. ptsTitle
Western Sydney Wanderers W0 /021.0<1%
Melbourne Victory W0 /033.217%

Rest-of-season simulation and title odds: A-League Women

Team Elo history

Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.

Coach Elo history

Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).

G. Abrahams

Western Sydney Wanderers W · Elo 1478

J. Hopkins

Melbourne Victory W · Elo 1653