Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Western United FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Western United FC
Tue 7 Jan 2025 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Ugarkovic 41' Y
Y 41' Angus Thurgate
Zane Schreiber 63' Y
Samuel Souprayen 84' Y
Benjamin Dunbar 90' Y
Y 90' Rhys Bozinovski

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee

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
2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Western United FC H 2–0 W
03 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Auckland FC H 2–2 D
06 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–1 W
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
03 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W
29 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Auckland FC A 4–0 W
14 Dec Sydney FC A 4–3 W
07 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–0 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' KICK OFF: Western United FC gets underway.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Samuel Souprayen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Goal! Harry Politidis scores his 2 goal in 208 matches.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Vickery, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' The whistle greets Lawrence Wong as he departs to be replaced by Zane Schreiber.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' GOAL! Benjamin Mazzeo scores on 59. Assisted by Arion Sulemani
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Zane Schreiber.
  • 64' Kane Vidmar is replacing Ben Garuccio for the Western United FC side.
  • 69' 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.
  • 73' Kavian Rahmani is replacing Benjamin Mazzeo for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 74' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Arion Sulemani by Medin Memeti on 74 minute.
  • 76' The whistle greets Matthew Grimaldi as he departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 81' 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 Lawrence Wong suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 84.
  • 86' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Steven Ugarkovic departs to be replaced by Benjamin Dunbar.
  • 90' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 90.
  • Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Western United FC

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

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

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W

Western United FC Form

2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2025-01-03 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Western United FC W 2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-12-21 Auckland FC 0–4 Western United FC W 2024-12-14 Sydney FC 3–4 Western United FC W 2024-12-07 Western United FC 0–0 Macarthur FC D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC49% Draw26% Western United FC25%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Western United FC
51%
Melbourne City FC or Western United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC33% Draw47% Western United FC20%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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