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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Jack Morgan

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne City FC host Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Ugarkovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
15' 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.
20' 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.
25' Melbourne City 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.
30' GOAL! Tolgay Arslan fires home to make it 1-0!
32' Tolgay Arslan doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' The deadlock is broken! Leo Natel gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
42' Max Caputo does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
46' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Dylan Pierias comes on to replace Lachlan Brook.
51' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 1 goals.
52' Milos Ninkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
54' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — James Jeggo exits the field as Terry Antonis enters on 54.
55' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marin Jakolis is replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
60' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' The supporters are chanting for Alessandro Lopane. He replaces Tolgay Arslan on 65 minute.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' GOAL! Nuno Reis fires home to make it 5-0!
74' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Vicente Fernandez is replaced by Harry Politidis on 74 minute.
77' Jamie MacLaren adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 6-0 — and this changes everything.
82' The deadlock is broken! Terry Antonis gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
85' A moment of madness from Nathan Barrie on 85 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
86' Dylan Pierias is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
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

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
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Kai Trewin	3
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	2
Tolgay Arslan	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.