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

7 – 0

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Tue 12 Mar 2024 · 08:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Milos Ninkovic

Y 85' Nathan Barrie

Y 86' Dylan Pierias

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at AAMI Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Jack Morgan

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

2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	7–0	W
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–5	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L
08 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–3	L
02 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–4	L
24 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
18 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–1	L
11 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–3	D

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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Lachlan Brook has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
20' James Jeggo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Tolgay Arslan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
32' Tolgay Arslan does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
37' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' The deadlock is broken! Leo Natel gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
42' What composure from Max Caputo! The Australia international strokes it home. 4-0.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Lachlan Brook is withdrawn and Dylan Pierias gets his opportunity.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Milos Ninkovic gets a card.
54' Terry Antonis gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces James Jeggo and will look to change the dynamic.
55' The crowd applauds Marin Jakolis as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Nabbout steps in for Melbourne City FC.
60' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' Melbourne City FC make a change. Tolgay Arslan trudges off to be replaced by Alessandro Lopane on 65 minutes.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' A goal from the Portugal international Nuno Reis! He fires home on 72 to make it 5-0!
74' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Vicente Fernandez is withdrawn and Harry Politidis gets his opportunity.
77' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 6-0 with a superb finish on 77.
82' What a moment for Terry Antonis! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
85' Nathan Barrie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Dylan Pierias.
Game over. The scoreline of 7-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
11
Leo Natel
4
Nuno Reis
44
Marin Jakolis ↓ Andrew Nabbout 55'
25
Callum Talbot
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Alessandro Lopane 65'
3
James Jeggo ↓ Terry Antonis 54'
14
Vicente Fernandez ↓ Harry Politidis 74'
26
Samuel Souprayen
37
Max Caputo ↓ Jamie MacLaren 65'

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 54'
9
Jamie MacLaren ↑ 65'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 55'
18
Jordon Hall
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 65'
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 74'

Coach Mike van Houten

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
17
Lachlan Brook ↓ Dylan Pierias 46'
9
Marcus Antonsson
16
Tom Beadling ↓ Nathan Barrie 46'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Milos Ninkovic 46'
33
Alex Bonetig
31
Aidan Simmons ↓ Gabriel Cleur 46'
36
Oscar Priestman
29
Dylan Scicluna ↓ Jack Clisby 46'

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur ↑ 46'
5
Sonny Kittel
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 46'
19
Jack Clisby ↑ 46'
1
Daniel Margush
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 46'
44
Nathan Barrie ↑ 46'

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

2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-03-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC L 2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.52 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC70% Draw18% Western Sydney Wanderers FC12%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

30%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC55% Draw37% Western Sydney Wanderers FC8%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted

7 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.2%

3 – 0

10%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	22%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	21%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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