Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne City FC

4 – 3

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Tue 22 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Roly Bonevacia

Kearyn Baccus 51' Y

Ritchie De Laet 56' Y

Y 56' Keanu Baccus

R 66' Keanu Baccus

Lachlan Wales 85' Y

Bart Schenkeveld 90' Y

Overview

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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 Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee Andrew Meimarakis
Referee Jack Morgan

Standings

#	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

Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-22 Melbourne City FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–3	W
19 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
16 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
06 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	3–4	L
18 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–4	L
08 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–3	L
05 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	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 history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar 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' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' Goal! Ritchie De Laet scores his 11 goal in 208 matches.
6' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 1 goals.
11' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
21' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Riley McGree has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
28' Brilliant from the ! Roly Bonevacia makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 28.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roly Bonevacia on 32 minutes.
37' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
38' Luke Brattan doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
48' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
49' Assisted by Jordan O'Doherty with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tass Mourdoukoutas makes no mistake. 2-2!
51' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
54' GOAL! Jaushua Sotirio fires home to make it 2-3!
56' Controversy at the stadium! Ritchie De Laet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' Lachlan Wales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florin Berenguer at the 58 minute mark.
62' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Nathaniel Atkinson comes on to replace Curtis Good.
66' Poor challenge from Keanu Baccus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruce Kamau is hanging Nick Fitzgerald on the field on 72 minute.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Brattan departs to be replaced by Moudi Najjar.
84' Ritchie De Laet does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
85' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
86' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Abraham Majok has done his job and it is now time for Oriol Riera to step up.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bart Schenkeveld.
90' Magnificent from Bart Schenkeveld! That is 1 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Bruce Kamau ↑ 72'
20
Vedran Janjetovic
18
Marc Tokich ↑ 72'
9
Oriol Riera ↑ 86'
14
Mathieu Cordier

Coach Markus Babbel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Kai Trewin	3
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	2
Tolgay Arslan	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.39 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.41 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC61% Draw20% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

39%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC43% Draw38% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Clean Sheet