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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 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	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 19 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
#4	Position	#6
7	Points	5
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
6	Scored	6
6	Conceded	4
+0	GD	+2
1.75	PPG	1.25
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
1' What a moment for Ritchie De Laet! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
6' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roly Bonevacia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 316 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
26' The 28-year-old Riley McGree has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Roly Bonevacia makes no mistake. 1-1!
32' Roly Bonevacia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' Against the run of play, Luke Brattan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' Tass Mourdoukoutas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
51' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Kearyn Baccus gets a Yellow card.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jaushua Sotirio makes it 2-3.
56' Controversy at the stadium! Ritchie De Laet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Florin Berenguer exits the field as Lachlan Wales enters on 58.
62' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Curtis Good is replaced by Nathaniel Atkinson.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Keanu Baccus.
71' 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.
72' Bruce Kamau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Fitzgerald at the 72 minute mark.
77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Warren Joyce will be considering his options from the bench.
82' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
83' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 83 minute. Luke Brattan leaves to be changed by Moudi Najjar.
84' What a strike from Ritchie De Laet! The score is 3-3.
85' Lachlan Wales was booked on 85.
86' The supporters are chanting for Oriol Riera. He replaces Abraham Majok on 86 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Bart Schenkeveld is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' The deadlock is broken! Bart Schenkeveld gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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	4
Ritchie De Laet	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Brandon Borrello	2
Kwame Yeboah	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.15 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC54% Draw21% Western Sydney Wanderers FC25%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

46%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC36% Draw38% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.4%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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