Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC, A League 2019-20 SEMI FINALS

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Western United FC
Wed 26 Aug 2020 · 07:00 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'
Josh Brillante 57' Y
Lachlan Wales 75' Y
Y 90' Joshua Cavallo
Adrian Luna 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC — A League at Bankwest Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Lance Greenshields
  • Referee Ryan Gallagher
  • Referee Alireza Faghani

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
2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Western United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Western United FC A 3–1 W
11 Aug Adelaide United FC H 2–2 D
01 Aug Sydney FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
20 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 4–2 W
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
23 Aug Brisbane Roar FC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Melbourne City FC H 1–3 L
15 Aug Sydney FC A 2–1 W
12 Aug Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
07 Aug Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 5–3 W

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' That's the starting whistle at Bankwest Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Western United FC.
  • 5' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Josh Risdon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western United FC tonight.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Western United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Lachlan Wales has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Melbourne City 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.
  • 50' Richard Windbichler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erick Mombaerts will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' 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.
  • 68' The Australia Jamie MacLaren breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 1-0!
  • 68' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Connor Metcalfe comes on to replace Florin Berenguer.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lachlan Wales on 75.
  • 76' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Lachlan Wales is withdrawn and Scott Galloway gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Sebastian Pasquali is replaced by Dylan Pierias.
  • 84' Tomoki Imai doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Harrison Delbridge as he leaves the pitch. Rostyn Griffiths steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Max Burgess is replaced by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos on 90 minute.
  • 90' Joshua Cavallo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 16
Besart Berisha 4
Leo Lacroix 3
Andrew Nabbout 3
Lachlan Wales 2
Rene Krhin 2
Michael Ruhs 1
Leo Lacroix 1

Head to Head

2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W

Western United FC Form

2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2020-08-23 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-15 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United FC W 2020-08-12 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Western United FC W 2020-08-07 Western United FC 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC54% Draw25% Western United FC21%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

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

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Western United FC
46%
Melbourne City FC or Western United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC35% Draw47% Western United FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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