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

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A League · 2024-25

Melbourne City FC

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 19 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
#4	Position	#6
7	Points	5
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
6	Scored	6
6	Conceded	4
+0	GD	+2
1.75	PPG	1.25
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aurelio Vidmar might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' 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.
35' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matheus Rossetto scoring 1 goals.
40' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Magnificent from Nicolas Milanovic! That is 30 goals in 150 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Callum Talbot exits the field as Harry Politidis enters on 59.
62' The whistle greets Zac Sapsford as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Antonsson.
67' Bulgaria international Bozhidar Kraev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' James Jeggo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zane Schreiber at the 69 minute mark.
74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Aurelio Vidmar will be considering his options from the bench.
75' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bozhidar Kraev departs to be replaced by Mata.
76' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Aydan Hammond on, Brandon Borrello off on 76 minutes.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Kavian Rahmani is booked for Melbourne City FC — card on 80.
82' What a moment for Marcus Antonsson! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
86' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 86.
89' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oscar Priestman is hanging Dylan Scicluna on the field on 89 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Nicolas Milanovic	4
Ritchie De Laet	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Brandon Borrello	2
Kwame Yeboah	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

1 / 4

1.42 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC35% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC39%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

65%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC25% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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