Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Fri 12 Jan 2024 · 09:15 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Steven Ugarkovic 58' Y

Hamza Sakhi 80' Y

Y 90' Marcus Younis

Jamie Young 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Jan	Western United FC	A	2–1	W
28 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	8–1	W
23 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
17 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–3	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
23 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
10 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–4	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' The game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' 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.
15' 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.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Antonsson made 248 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
27' A goal from the Australia international Dylan Pierias! He fires home on 27 to make it 0-1!
32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 100% of all matches.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' The 33-year-old Joshua Brillante has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Croatia international Steven Ugarkovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Steven Ugarkovic will be fuming at that decision.
62' Andrew Nabbout is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Ugarkovic at the 62 minute mark.
67' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Beadling is hanging Oscar Priestman on the field on 69 minute.
72' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Jamie MacLaren is replaced by Max Caputo.
75' Valentino Yuel is replacing Nicolas Milanovic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
76' Milos Ninkovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Badolato at the 76 minute mark.
80' It’s gonna be a card for Hamza Sakhi.
82' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Cleur. He replaces Marcus Antonsson on 82 minute.
83' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Younis. He replaces Dylan Pierias on 83 minute.
85' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Mazzeo. He replaces Scott Galloway on 85 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marcus Younis.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Western Sydney Wanderers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Marcelo
19
Jack Clisby
1
Daniel Margush
9
Marcus Antonsson ↓ Gabriel Cleur 82'
7
Dylan Pierias ↓ Marcus Younis 83'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Valentino Yuel 75'
25
Joshua Brillante
37
Alex Badolato ↓ Milos Ninkovic 76'
33
Alex Bonetig
31
Aidan Simmons
36
Oscar Priestman ↓ Tom Beadling 69'

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur ↑ 82'
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 76'
17
Lachlan Brook
11
Valentino Yuel ↑ 75'
16
Tom Beadling ↑ 69'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 83'
30
Taiga Harper

Coach Mark Rudan

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

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-28 Melbourne City FC 8–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.59 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC44% Draw27% Western Sydney Wanderers FC29%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

56%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC32% Draw45% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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