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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

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

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC has kicked off!
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dylan Pierias is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Goal! Dylan Pierias scores his 17 goal in 208 matches.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' Alex Bonetig is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
42' Daniel Margush is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
47' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
62' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Steven Ugarkovic exits the field as Andrew Nabbout enters on 62.
67' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' Tom Beadling has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Priestman on 69 minute.
72' Max Caputo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie MacLaren on 72 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolas Milanovic is replaced by Valentino Yuel.
76' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Alex Badolato by Milos Ninkovic on 76 minute.
80' Hamza Sakhi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Cleur is hanging Marcus Antonsson on the field on 82 minute.
83' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dylan Pierias is replaced by Marcus Younis.
85' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Mazzeo is hanging Scott Galloway on the field on 85 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marcus Younis on 90 minutes.
With this win, Western Sydney Wanderers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Craig Noone	2
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	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.