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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Fri 22 Nov 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 30' Harrison Delbridge
Pirmin Schwegler 55' Y
Y 69' Rostyn Griffiths
Dylan McGowan 69' Y
Y 90' Scott Jamieson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
5
10
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L
09 Nov Western United FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 0–0 D
26 Oct Sydney FC H 1–0 W
18 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
12 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
17 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–4 L
08 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–1 W
03 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Western United FC A 2–1 W
20 Oct Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kwame Yeboah on 2.
  • 7' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' 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 Daniel Georgievski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harrison Delbridge on 30.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Dylan McGowan, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' Magnificent from Jamie MacLaren! That is 110 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rostyn Griffiths on 69.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Brillante makes it 1-2.
  • 80' What a moment for Kwame Yeboah! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Scott Jamieson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2019-11-09 Western United FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC L 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw26% Melbourne City FC42%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
68%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw42% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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