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

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

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
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 has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
30' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
36' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Jordan Bos gets a Yellow card.
41' What composure from Brandon Borrello! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-1.
45' Amor Layouni has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
49' A goal from the Australia international Marco Tilio! He fires home on 49 to make it 1-1!
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Bozanic. 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' Mathew Leckie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard van der Venne on 63 minute.
68' The crowd applauds Milos Ninkovic as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Milanovic steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
72' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Aiden O'Neill is withdrawn and Scott Jamieson gets his opportunity.
74' A stunning finish from Nicolas Milanovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
81' Scott Jamieson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
81' Tom Beadling gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Morgan Schneiderlin and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Adama Traore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
88' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Jordan Bos exits the field as Scott Galloway enters on 88.
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

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 ↓ Yengi Kusini 68'
31
Aidan Simmons

Bench

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

Coach Mark Rudan

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

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.