Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne City FC

Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC ANZ Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Bruce Kamau 13' Y

Y 13' Rostyn Griffiths

Y 15' Rostyn Griffiths

Y 46' Riley McGree

Alexander Baumjohann 53' Y

R 56' Rostyn Griffiths

Keanu Baccus 76' Y

Y 78' Ramy Najjarine

Y 85' Nathaniel Atkinson

Brendan Hamill 89' Y

Y 90' Scott Jamieson

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at ANZ Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Greg Taylor
Referee Adrian Arndt

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
15 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
07 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–4	L
23 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–2	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
22 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
24 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne City FC
#12	Position	#6
21	Points	38
26	Played	26
5 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
27	Scored	33
43	Conceded	33
-16	GD	+0
0.81	PPG	1.46
19%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
13' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 13.
15' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths will be fuming at that decision.
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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Brilliant from the ! Lachlan Wales makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 35.
37' Goal! Ritchie De Laet scores his 11 goal in 208 matches.
42' 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.
46' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riley McGree.
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.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Baumjohann.
56' Rostyn Griffiths picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
62' The crowd applauds Luke Brattan as he leaves the pitch. Osama Malik steps in for Melbourne City FC.
67' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
69' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Riley McGree exits the field as Nathaniel Atkinson enters on 69.
73' Ramy Najjarine gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Ritchie De Laet and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Controversy at the stadium! Keanu Baccus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ramy Najjarine.
78' The crowd applauds Jordan O'Doherty as he leaves the pitch. Nick Fitzgerald steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Nathaniel Atkinson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
85' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tass Mourdoukoutas is hanging Raul Llorente on the field on 85 minute.
89' Brendan Hamill is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' Scott Jamieson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alexander Baumjohann
11
Bruce Kamau ↓ Abraham Majok 78'
21
Tarek Elrich
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Nick Fitzgerald 78'
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
24
Raul Llorente ↓ Tass Mourdoukoutas 85'
17
Keanu Baccus
28
Roly Bonevacia
9
Oriol Riera
34
Patrick Ziegler

Bench

7
Nick Fitzgerald ↑ 78'
40
Nick Suman
49
Abraham Majok ↑ 78'
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas ↑ 85'
33
Tate Russell

Coach Markus Babbel

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Ritchie De Laet	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Brandon Borrello	2
Kwame Yeboah	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.73 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC21% Draw28% Melbourne City FC51%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

79%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC13% Draw49% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.7%

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 3

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

2 – 2

3.3%

0 – 4

2.5%

2 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	26%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	18%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet