Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

3 – 0

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park 4,458 HT 45' · FT 45'

Andreas Kuen 23' 1–0

Marcus Younis 33' 2–0

Elbasan Rashani 49' 3–0

Marcus Younis 13' Y

Andreas Kuen 43' Y

Y 62' Jai Rose

Marcus Younis 67' YR

Y 75' Anthony Pantazopoulos

Y 85' Angus Thurgate

Nathaniel Atkinson 88' Y

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 Lachlan Keevers
Assistant 1 Daniel Ilievski (Australia)
Assistant 2 Maddy Allum (Australia)

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

2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
21 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–3	L
07 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
13 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
07 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
28 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	4–0	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
13' Marcus Younis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 13.
18' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' GOAL! Andreas Kuen scores on 23. Assisted by Marcus Younis
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' Goal! Marcus Younis scores his 6 goal in 205 matches.
38' Alou Kuol is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andreas Kuen.
46' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Ryan Teague by Zane Schreiber on 46 minute.
49' The Kosovo Elbasan Rashani breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 3-0!
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Jai Rose is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — card on 62.
66' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Andrew Nabbout on, Max Caputo off on 66 minutes.
67' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
72' 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.
73' Harrison Shillington is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andreas Kuen at the 73 minute mark.
75' Anthony Pantazopoulos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
80' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Alou Kuol on, Jai Rose off on 80 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Emin Durakovic comes on to replace Daniel Arzani.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Angus Thurgate on 85.
88' Nathaniel Atkinson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
14
Daniel Arzani ↓ Emin Durakovic 83'
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
8
Ryan Teague ↓ Zane Schreiber 46'
30
Andreas Kuen ↓ Harrison Shillington 73'
11
Elbasan Rashani ↓ Kavian Rahmani 66'
40
James Nieuwenhuizen
28
Marcus Younis
26
Samuel Souprayen
17
Max Caputo ↓ Andrew Nabbout 66'
22
German Ferreyra

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary van Egmond

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Ritchie De Laet	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Craig Noone	2
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-02-28 Macarthur FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.83 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC54% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

46%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC38% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC18%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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