Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Nicolas Milanovic

Kavian Rahmani 80' Y

Y 86' Dylan Scicluna

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 Jonathon Barreiro
Referee

11 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 2.1 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

2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	5–0	W
04 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
26 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–3	L
19 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
05 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
08 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W
02 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	3–4	L
27 Oct	Western United FC	A	1–1	D
19 Oct	Sydney FC	H	1–2	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 AAMI Park.
5' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Steven Ugarkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
20' Alex Bonetig has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
25' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Against the run of play, Nicolas Milanovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Milanovic argues furiously but the card stands.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aurelio Vidmar might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
59' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Callum Talbot is replaced by Harry Politidis.
62' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Zac Sapsford is replaced by Marcus Antonsson.
67' Zane Schreiber has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 208 appearances.
69' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Zane Schreiber is replaced by James Jeggo.
74' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
75' Mata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bozhidar Kraev at the 75 minute mark.
76' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Brandon Borrello has done his job and it is now time for Aydan Hammond to step up.
80' Kavian Rahmani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
82' Marcus Antonsson does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
86' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
89' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Dylan Scicluna exits the field as Oscar Priestman enters on 89.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Aydan Hammond 76'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Mata 75'
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante
4
Alex Bonetig
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos ↓ Dean Pelekanos 89'
5
Dylan Scicluna ↓ Oscar Priestman 89'
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 62'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 75'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 62'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos ↑ 89'
18
Oscar Priestman ↑ 89'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 76'
27
James Temelkovski

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

2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC L 2024-10-27 Western United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.65 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC43% Draw27% Western Sydney Wanderers FC30%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

57%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC32% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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