Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne City FC

4 – 1

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Fri 26 Mar 2021 · 08:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Curtis Good 50' Y

Y 83' Jordon Mutch

Overview

Match Preview

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 Wilson Brown
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Alex King
Referee Lachlan Keevers

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

2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2019-03-30 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W
22 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
12 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–0	W
06 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	6–0	W
02 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	L
19 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	3–0	W
15 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–3	W
07 Mar	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
27 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	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 history

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Margush suffering a number of foals already.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Natta made 205 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
21' A goal from the Australia international Bernie Ibini-Isei! He fires home on 21 to make it 0-1!
26' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Scott Jamieson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
33' Craig Noone has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
38' James Troisi, a Australia , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' 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.
48' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Good.
52' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andrew Nabbout on 52.
55' Craig Noone has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
56' Jordon Mutch is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keanu Baccus at the 56 minute mark.
59' What composure from Adrian Luna! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 4-1.
63' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Aquilina is hanging Mark Natta on the field on 63 minute.
68' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
73' Thomas Aquilina is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
75' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Bernie Ibini-Isei by Kwame Yeboah on 75 minute.
80' Florin Berenguer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordon Mutch on 83 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Ben Garuccio comes on to replace Craig Noone.
88' The supporters are chanting for Marco Tilio. He replaces Scott Jamieson on 88 minute.
90' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Naoki Tsubaki on, Florin Berenguer off on 90 minutes.
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

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway
19
Ben Garuccio ↑ 83'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 88'
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 90'
36
Kerrin Stokes
16
Taras Gomulka ↑ 88'

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Simon Cox
27
Nicolai Muller ↑ 56'
40
Noah James
7
Bruce Kamau ↑ 56'
11
Kwame Yeboah ↑ 75'
19
Jordon Mutch ↑ 56'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 63'

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-03-12 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-03-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-03-07 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.12 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC63% Draw21% Western Sydney Wanderers FC16%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

37%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC45% Draw41% Western Sydney Wanderers FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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