Despite the rivalry's short existence, it has garnered a reputation for producing talking points, controversy, tension, goals and drama.

[1] In the team's first meeting, in November 2019 at Marvel Stadium, Western United won 3–2 despite going 2–0 down within the first 7 minutes.

In February 2021 at Marvel Stadium, despite conceding the first goal of the match and despite being reduced to 10 men for the final half-hour of the match, Western United won 4–3, with Victor Sanchez scoring in the final minute of stoppage time.

Besart Berisha, Jake Brimmer, and Aleksandar Prijović hold the mark for the most derby goals with four in all competitions.

When Western United joined the A-League for the 2019–20 season as the competition's third Victorian club,[2] they formed a rivalry with the Melbourne Victory nicknamed the Westgate Derby[3] and the Battle of the Bridge.