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

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne City FC

3 – 2

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' The wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at .
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Curtis Good needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Tomislav Mrcela is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Morgan Schneiderlin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' 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 Lawrence Thomas suffering a number of foals already.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Bos.
41' Brandon Borrello does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
45' The referee calls foul for Amor Layouni. He receives a Yellow card.
49' A goal from the Australia international Marco Tilio! He fires home on 49 to make it 1-1!
54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 61 minute. Calem Nieuwenhof leaves to be changed by Oliver Bozanic.
62' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 62 minute. Nuno Reis leaves to be changed by Thomas Lam.
63' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Richard van der Venne by Mathew Leckie on 63 minute.
68' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Milos Ninkovic by Nicolas Milanovic on 68 minute.
72' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Scott Jamieson comes on to replace Aiden O'Neill.
74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas Milanovic makes no mistake. 1-2!
75' What an equalizer from Jamie MacLaren!
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott Jamieson.
81' Tom Beadling is replacing Morgan Schneiderlin for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Talbot, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
88' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Scott Galloway on, Jordan Bos off on 88 minutes.
The points are shared — Melbourne City FC 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Scott Jamieson 72'
8
Richard van der Venne ↓ Mathew Leckie 63'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout
4
Nuno Reis ↓ Thomas Lam 62'
10
Florin Berenguer
22
Curtis Good
23
Marco Tilio
1
Tom Glover
25
Callum Talbot
38
Jordan Bos ↓ Scott Galloway 88'

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Morgan Schneiderlin ↓ Tom Beadling 81'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 68'
5
Tomislav Mrcela
11
Amor Layouni ↓ Yeni N'Gbakoto 81'
3
Adama Traore
28
Calem Nieuwenhof ↓ Oliver Bozanic 61'
17
Romain Amalfitano ↓ Kusini Yengi 68'
31
Aidan Simmons

Bench

23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↑ 81'
1
Daniel Margush
8
Oliver Bozanic ↑ 61'
19
Daniel Wilmering
9
Kusini Yengi ↑ 68'
16
Tom Beadling ↑ 81'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↑ 68'

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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.