Wednesday , 30 September 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Western United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Tom Glover has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 18' Dylan Wenzel-Halls has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dylan Pierias suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Western United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Andrew Nabbout. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
  • 38' Magnificent from Leo Lacroix! That is 9 goals in 271 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! James Troisi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' Goal! Jamie MacLaren scores his 110 goal in 302 matches.
  • 61' Dylan Pierias gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Pierias. He replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls on 62 minute.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jordon Hall. He replaces Thomas Lam on 65 minute.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Andrew Nabbout by Marco Tilio on 73 minute.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Joshua Risdon is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Milanovic. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 79 minute.
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Lacroix is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 86.
  • 88' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 88.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne City FC to claim maximum points.

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
Leo Lacroix 3
Andrew Nabbout 3
Lachlan Wales 2
Rene Krhin 2
Leo Lacroix 1
Harry Politidis 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.