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

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at CommBank Stadium.
5' 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 Tom Beadling suffering a number of foals already.
10' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Samuel Souprayen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike van Houten might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' What composure from Dylan Pierias! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-1.
32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Galloway is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
58' Steven Ugarkovic was booked on 58.
62' Andrew Nabbout gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Steven Ugarkovic and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Marcelo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 424 appearances.
69' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Oscar Priestman is withdrawn and Tom Beadling gets his opportunity.
72' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Jamie MacLaren has done his job and it is now time for Max Caputo to step up.
75' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valentino Yuel is hanging Nicolas Milanovic on the field on 75 minute.
76' The supporters are chanting for Milos Ninkovic. He replaces Alex Badolato on 76 minute.
80' Hamza Sakhi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
82' Gabriel Cleur is replacing Marcus Antonsson for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
83' Marcus Younis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dylan Pierias at the 83 minute mark.
85' Benjamin Mazzeo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Galloway on 85 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Younis argues furiously but the card stands.
0-1 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
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

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

1.82 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC53% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

47%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC40% Draw45% Western Sydney Wanderers FC15%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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