Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Western United FC
Tue 7 Jan 2025 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Ugarkovic 41' Y
Y 41' Angus Thurgate
Zane Schreiber 63' Y
Samuel Souprayen 84' Y
Benjamin Dunbar 90' Y
Y 90' Rhys Bozinovski

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee

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

11
1
3
Melbourne City FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Western United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Western United FC H 2–0 W
03 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Auckland FC H 2–2 D
06 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–1 W
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
03 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W
29 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Auckland FC A 4–0 W
14 Dec Sydney FC A 4–3 W
07 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Western United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Dylan Leonard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Tate Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western United FC so far.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Western United FC have won 248 goals from 150 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Noah Botic, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 32' Brilliant from the ! Harry Politidis makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
  • 37' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Lawrence Wong is replaced by Zane Schreiber.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Benjamin Mazzeo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Zane Schreiber was booked on 63.
  • 64' The whistle greets Ben Garuccio as he departs to be replaced by Kane Vidmar.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 73' Melbourne City FC make a change. Benjamin Mazzeo trudges off to be replaced by Kavian Rahmani on 73 minutes.
  • 74' The whistle greets Arion Sulemani as he departs to be replaced by Medin Memeti.
  • 76' Ramy Najjarine gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Matthew Grimaldi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
  • 84' It’s gonna be a card for Samuel Souprayen.
  • 86' Benjamin Dunbar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Ugarkovic at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' Benjamin Dunbar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 16
Besart Berisha 4
Andrew Nabbout 3
Leo Lacroix 3
Lachlan Wales 2
Rene Krhin 2
Benjamin Mazzeo 1
Adrian Luna 1

Head to Head

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W

Western United FC Form

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2025-01-03 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Western United FC W 2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-12-21 Auckland FC 0–4 Western United FC W 2024-12-14 Sydney FC 3–4 Western United FC W 2024-12-07 Western United FC 0–0 Macarthur FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC49% Draw26% Western United FC25%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Western United FC
51%
Melbourne City FC or Western United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC33% Draw47% Western United FC20%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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