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

3 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 40' Rostyn Griffiths

Y 42' Luke Brattan

Oriol Riera 45' Y

Y 80' Shayon Harrison

Raul Llorente 80' Y

Rashid Mahazi 80' Y

Y 90' Curtis Good

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Daniel Elder
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

2019-03-30 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-01-22 Melbourne City FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W
17 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L
08 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–1	W
24 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	3–1	W
09 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
03 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
23 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
09 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D

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' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Warren Joyce will be considering his options from the bench.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Oriol Riera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
15' Tarek Elrich has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Against the run of play, Oriol Riera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rostyn Griffiths on 40 minutes.
42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luke Brattan.
45' Oriol Riera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The whistle greets Roly Bonevacia as he departs to be replaced by Abraham Majok.
51' Curtis Good is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
53' Mitchell Duke adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Iacopo La Rocca is withdrawn and Lachlan Wales gets his opportunity.
61' Riley McGree has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florin Berenguer on 61 minute.
66' Keanu Baccus is ready to make an impact after coming on for Giancarlo Gallifuoco at the 66 minute mark.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Brattan made 208 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
75' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Rostyn Griffiths is withdrawn and Connor Metcalfe gets his opportunity.
80' Shayon Harrison was booked on 80.
84' Oriol Riera with the second goal in the match!
89' Vedran Janjetovic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Curtis Good catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Rashid Mahazi
11
Bruce Kamau
21
Tarek Elrich
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
24
Raul Llorente
28
Roly Bonevacia ↓ Abraham Majok 46'
9
Oriol Riera
27
Kwame Yeboah
12
Mitch Duke ↓ Alexander Baumjohann 75'
3
Giancarlo Gallifuoco ↓ Keanu Baccus 66'

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Kearyn Baccus
27
Florin Berenguer ↓ Riley McGree 61'
18
Eugene Galekovic
5
Bart Schenkeveld
25
Iacopo La Rocca ↓ Lachlan Wales 60'
4
Harrison Delbridge
26
Luke Brattan
22
Curtis Good
2
Ritchie De Laet C
7
Rostyn Griffiths ↓ Connor Metcalfe 75'
9
Shayon Harrison

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
Craig Noone	2
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC45% Draw26% Melbourne City FC29%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

55%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC31% Draw45% Melbourne City FC24%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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