Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lachlan Keevers
- Assistant 1 Daniel Ilievski (Australia)
- Assistant 2 Maddy Allum (Australia)
15 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D 17 Mar Sydney FC A 1–0 W 28 Feb Auckland FC A 0–3 L 21 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L 07 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–3 L 20 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–4 L 13 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–2 D 07 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L 28 Feb Macarthur FC A 4–0 W 22 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–3 L Season Stats
Melbourne City FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC #6 Position #12 38 Points 21 26 Played 26 10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 15 33 Scored 27 33 Conceded 43 +0 GD -16 1.46 PPG 0.81 38% Win % 19% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this seasonMelbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne City FC0-15–/–16-304/–31-451/146-601/–61-753/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededWestern Sydney Wanderers FC0-15–/–16-30–/331-451/146-60–/261-75–/176+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne City FCMax Caputo 8 G 1 A Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A Western Sydney Wanderers FCBozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC is underway.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 13' Marcus Younis was booked on 13.
- 18' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 23' GOAL! Andreas Kuen scores on 23. Assisted by Marcus Younis
- 28' Angus Thurgate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' What a strike from Marcus Younis! The score is 2-0.
- 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 43' The referee calls foul for Andreas Kuen. He receives a card.
- 46' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Teague departs to be replaced by Zane Schreiber.
- 49' Goal! Elbasan Rashani scores his 15 goal in 356 matches.
- 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathaniel Atkinson, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jai Rose made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 62.
- 66' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 66 minute. Max Caputo leaves to be changed by Andrew Nabbout.
- 67' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 67.
- 72' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Anthony Pantazopoulos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Shillington. He replaces Andreas Kuen on 73 minute.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Anthony Pantazopoulos.
- 80' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jai Rose departs to be replaced by Alou Kuol.
- 83' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Arzani departs to be replaced by Emin Durakovic.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Angus Thurgate on 85.
- 88' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Nathaniel Atkinson gets a card.
- Another three points for Melbourne City FC.
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Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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14
Daniel Arzani ↓ Emin Durakovic 83'
- 13
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8
Ryan Teague ↓ Zane Schreiber 46'
- 30
- 11
- 40
- 28
- 26
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17
Max Caputo ↓ Andrew Nabbout 66'
- 22
Bench
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15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 66'
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36
Harrison Shillington ↑ 73'
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39
Emin Durakovic ↑ 83'
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19
Zane Schreiber ↑ 46'
- 60
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47
Kavian Rahmani ↑ 66'
Coach Aurelio VidmarWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 20
- 8
- 32
- 3
- 23
- 14
- 25
- 22
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Dylan Scicluna ↓ Awan Lual 66'
- 21
- 38
Bench
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie MacLaren 8 Ritchie De Laet 3 Nicolas Milanovic 3 Kai Trewin 3 Mathew Leckie 3 Tolgay Arslan 2 Brandon Borrello 2 Kwame Yeboah 2 Head to Head
2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FCMelbourne City FC Form
2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC DWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Form
2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-02-28 Macarthur FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.83 Melbourne City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Melbourne City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.93Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Melbourne City FC or Draw 79%Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 46%Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Melbourne City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%2 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 9%2 – 0 8.8%0 – 0 7.1%3 – 1 5.8%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 0 Actual2 – 2 5.2%0 – 1 5%3 – 2 3.3%0 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC
Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 22% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 13% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.