Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Western United FC
Fri 7 Oct 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrew Nabbout 30' Y
Y 30' Connor Pain
Y 42' James Troisi
Jordan Bos 45' Y
Y 75' Joshua Risdon
Y 86' Leo Lacroix
Aiden O'Neill 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC — A League .

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
2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Western United FC H 2–1 W
09 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
04 May Perth Glory FC A 0–2 L
09 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 0–3 L
06 Apr Sydney FC H 4–0 W
02 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 6–0 W
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L
08 May Adelaide United FC A 1–2 L
04 May Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
30 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
16 Apr Perth Glory FC H 6–0 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne City FC is hosting Western United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 13' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren scores on 13.
  • 18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Tomoki Imai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Milanovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leo Lacroix makes it 2-0.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 3-0.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Troisi.
  • 45' Jordan Bos is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Western United FC made on 46 minute. Tomoki Imai leaves to be changed by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Dylan Wenzel-Halls as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Pierias steps in for Western United FC.
  • 62' Western United FC make a change. Dylan Wenzel-Halls trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Pierias on 62 minutes.
  • 65' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Lam departs to be replaced by Jordon Hall.
  • 70' The 28-year-old Dylan Wenzel-Halls has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' Marco Tilio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Nabbout at the 73 minute mark.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joshua Risdon.
  • 79' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Lachlan Wales departs to be replaced by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leo Lacroix.
  • 88' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Western United FC

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Nicolas Milanovic 1
Alessandro Diamanti 1

Head to Head

2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-05-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2022-04-06 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC W 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W

Western United FC Form

2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2022-05-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2022-05-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2022-04-19 Western United FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-04-16 Western United FC 6–0 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC51% Draw26% Western United FC23%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Western United FC
49%
Melbourne City FC or Western United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC34% Draw47% Western United FC19%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
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% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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