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

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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 .

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne City FC launch into their encounter with Western United FC.
5' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
13' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 1-0!
18' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
28' Connor Pain has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 208 appearances.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Nabbout on 30.
35' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' Leo Lacroix has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
39' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' The referee has no hesitation. James Troisi is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 42.
45' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Jordan Bos gets a Yellow card.
46' The whistle greets Tomoki Imai as he departs to be replaced by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Neil Kilkenny is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western United FC tonight.
59' Jamie MacLaren has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
61' Fresh legs for Western United FC! Dylan Pierias comes on to replace Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
62' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs to be replaced by Dylan Pierias.
65' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Lam departs to be replaced by Jordon Hall.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
73' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Andrew Nabbout has done his job and it is now time for Marco Tilio to step up.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua Risdon on 75 minutes.
79' Another change for Western United FC made on 79 minute. Lachlan Wales leaves to be changed by Nicolas Milanovic.
84' James Troisi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
86' That is a Yellow card for Western United FC. Leo Lacroix will be fuming at that decision.
88' Aiden O'Neill catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
9
Dylan Wenzel-Halls ↓ Dylan Pierias 61'
14
James Troisi
11
Connor Pain
88
Neil Kilkenny
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai ↓ Nikolai Topor-Stanley 46'
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 79'
10
Steven Lustica
19
Joshua Risdon

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

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.