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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

1 – 2

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Western United FC is underway.
5' Joshua Risdon picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western United FC backline.
20' 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.
25' Thomas Heward-Belle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Western United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Ruhs is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western United FC.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' That is a card for Western United FC. Daniel Penha will be fuming at that decision.
58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
60' Assisted by Daniel Penha with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lachlan Wales makes no mistake. 0-1!
62' What a strike from Tolgay Arslan! The score is 1-1.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
72' Western United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamza Sakhi on 73.
73' Leo Natel gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Alessandro Lopane and will look to change the dynamic.
78' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Ramy Najjarine on, Daniel Penha off on 78 minutes.
80' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Connor O'Toole on, Ben Garuccio off on 80 minutes.
82' Melbourne City FC make a change. Hamza Sakhi trudges off to be replaced by Terry Antonis on 82 minutes.
87' What composure from Noah Botic! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-2.
90' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Callum Talbot will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Western United FC take all three points.

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

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	16
Besart Berisha	4
Leo Lacroix	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Lachlan Wales	2
Rene Krhin	2
Tomoki Imai	1
Dylan Pierias	1

Head to Head

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

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

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.