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

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' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' Andreas Kuen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
10' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' The Australia Nicolas Milanovic breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
45' A moment of madness from Nicolas Milanovic on 45 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
50' Alex Bonetig needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Callum Talbot by Harry Politidis on 59 minute.
62' The whistle greets Zac Sapsford as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Antonsson.
67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' The whistle greets Zane Schreiber as he departs to be replaced by James Jeggo.
74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Bozhidar Kraev exits the field as Mata enters on 75.
76' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Brandon Borrello departs to be replaced by Aydan Hammond.
80' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Kavian Rahmani gets a card.
82' GOAL! Marcus Antonsson fires home to make it 0-2!
86' That is a card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dylan Scicluna will be fuming at that decision.
89' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Scicluna departs to be replaced by Oscar Priestman.
The final score is 0-2.

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	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

2024-11-30 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.