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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne City FC launch into their encounter with Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
1' Brilliant from the ! Ritchie De Laet makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 1.
6' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' Tate Russell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
28' Goal! Roly Bonevacia scores his 8 goal in 205 matches.
32' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
37' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
38' Luke Brattan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
49' Tass Mourdoukoutas doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kearyn Baccus.
54' Goal! Jaushua Sotirio scores his 20 goal in 205 matches.
56' Ritchie De Laet is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
58' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Lachlan Wales comes on to replace Florin Berenguer.
62' Nathaniel Atkinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Curtis Good at the 62 minute mark.
66' Keanu Baccus picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Nick Fitzgerald by Bruce Kamau on 72 minute.
77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keanu Baccus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
83' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moudi Najjar is hanging Luke Brattan on the field on 83 minute.
84' Assisted by Riley McGree with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ritchie De Laet makes no mistake. 3-3!
85' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales will be fuming at that decision.
86' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 86 minute. Abraham Majok leaves to be changed by Oriol Riera.
90' Bart Schenkeveld catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' Bart Schenkeveld adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 4-3 — and this changes everything.
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
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Craig Noone	2
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	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

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