Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Melbourne City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Western United FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 06:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Joshua Risdon
Y 53' Daniel Penha
Hamza Sakhi 73' Y
Callum Talbot 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jack Morgan
  • Referee Lara Lee

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
2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2023-01-07 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Western United FC 2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Western United FC H 1–2 L
19 May Sydney FC H 4–0 W
12 May Sydney FC A 1–1 D
28 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
22 Apr Western United FC A 3–1 W
15 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
29 Apr Perth Glory FC A 2–1 W
22 Apr Melbourne City FC H 1–3 L
16 Apr Adelaide United FC A 1–0 W
07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–3 L
01 Apr Sydney FC A 3–3 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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne City FC host Western United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The referee calls foul for Joshua Risdon. He receives a card.
  • 10' Jamie MacLaren is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western United FC so far.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising Western United FC does not make any changes. Marin Jakolis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Penha.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Lachlan Wales makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 62' Tolgay Arslan doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' 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' That looks like a foul for a card for Hamza Sakhi.
  • 73' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leo Natel is hanging Alessandro Lopane on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Ramy Najjarine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Penha on 78 minute.
  • 80' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor O'Toole is hanging Ben Garuccio on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 82 minute. Hamza Sakhi leaves to be changed by Terry Antonis.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Noah Botic gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Callum Talbot. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

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

2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2023-01-07 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Western United FC 2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC W 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Western United FC Form

2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC W 2023-04-29 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western United FC W 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2023-04-16 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2023-04-07 Western United FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-04-01 Sydney FC 3–3 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC47% Draw26% Western United FC27%
Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Western United FC
53%
Melbourne City FC or Western United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC34% Draw44% Western United FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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