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Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Fri 28 Apr 2023 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Bos 36' Y
Y 45' Amor Layouni
Y 45' Brandon Borrello
Y 56' Morgan Schneiderlin
Scott Jamieson 81' Y
Y 81' Nicolas Milanovic

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

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

10
5
3
Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
22 Apr Western United FC A 3–1 W
15 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–1 W
05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–1 D
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
21 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–0 W
15 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
08 Apr Macarthur FC A 2–2 D
31 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–3 L
18 Mar Sydney FC A 4–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at as Melbourne City FC face off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aidan Simmons is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' It’s high time Mark Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Adama Traore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
  • 36' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Magnificent from Brandon Borrello! That is 23 goals in 493 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amor Layouni.
  • 49' Marco Tilio makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • 54' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Morgan Schneiderlin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' Oliver Bozanic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Calem Nieuwenhof on 61 minute.
  • 62' Nuno Reis makes way for Thomas Lam at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 63' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Richard van der Venne has done his job and it is now time for Mathew Leckie to step up.
  • 68' The whistle greets Milos Ninkovic as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 72' Scott Jamieson gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Aiden O'Neill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Nicolas Milanovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 75' What an equalizer from Jamie MacLaren!
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Scott Jamieson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Morgan Schneiderlin is withdrawn and Tom Beadling gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Romain Amalfitano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Scott Galloway has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Bos on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC58% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
42%
Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC41% Draw40% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+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
29% ✓
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.