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

Full Time

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

Match Details

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

15 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC get this one started.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary van Egmond will be considering his options from the bench.
13' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Marcus Younis will be fuming at that decision.
18' Dylan Scicluna is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
23' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andreas Kuen on 23.
28' Melbourne City FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' Magnificent from Marcus Younis! That is 6 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' Max Caputo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 208 appearances.
43' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Andreas Kuen gets a card.
46' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Ryan Teague exits the field as Zane Schreiber enters on 46.
49' Assisted by Marcus Younis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elbasan Rashani makes no mistake. 3-0!
54' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
59' Ryan Teague needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Jai Rose is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — card on 62.
66' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Caputo departs to be replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
67' The referee calls foul for Marcus Younis. He receives a card.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harrison Shillington is hanging Andreas Kuen on the field on 73 minute.
75' Anthony Pantazopoulos picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' The supporters are chanting for Alou Kuol. He replaces Jai Rose on 80 minute.
83' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Arzani departs to be replaced by Emin Durakovic.
85' A moment of madness from Angus Thurgate on 85 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
88' Poor challenge from Nathaniel Atkinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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
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

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.