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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC is underway.
5' 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.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
13' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 13.
18' Marcus Younis, a Australia , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Goal! Andreas Kuen scores his 5 goal in 147 matches.
28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
33' What a moment for Marcus Younis! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
43' Andreas Kuen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Zane Schreiber gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Ryan Teague and will look to change the dynamic.
49' Elbasan Rashani has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' 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.
59' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' It’s gonna be a card for Jai Rose.
66' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Max Caputo is replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
67' Marcus Younis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Andreas Kuen by Harrison Shillington on 73 minute.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Pantazopoulos is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — card on 75.
80' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Alou Kuol comes on to replace Jai Rose.
83' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Daniel Arzani by Emin Durakovic on 83 minute.
85' Angus Thurgate is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
88' Nathaniel Atkinson is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

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
Nicolas Milanovic	4
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Craig Noone	2
Andrew Nabbout	2
Oriol Riera	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

1.6 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC46% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC29%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

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	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

54%

Melbourne City FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC30% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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