Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne City FC

Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 08:05 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Keanu Baccus 39' Y

Jordon Mutch 63' Y

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Alex King

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
27 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
21 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
10 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
07 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
30 Aug	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L
26 Aug	Western United FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne City FC
#6	Position	#4
5	Points	7
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
6	Scored	6
4	Conceded	6
+2	GD	+0
1.25	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
6' Jamie MacLaren adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Jamieson, as he is very good at scoring at Bankwest Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
16' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Nicolai Muller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
31' Western Sydney Wanderers 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.
36' 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.
39' Keanu Baccus was booked on 39.
44' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Jordon Mutch on, Keanu Baccus off on 46 minutes.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Colakovski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
54' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 0-2.
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
63' Jordon Mutch catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
65' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Simon Cox is withdrawn and Bernie Ibini-Isei gets his opportunity.
67' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Nuno Reis is replaced by Ben Garuccio on 67 minute.
72' 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.
76' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Naoki Tsubaki exits the field as Taras Gomulka enters on 76.
79' The supporters are chanting for Kwame Yeboah. He replaces Mitch Duke on 79 minute.
80' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Ziggy Gordon trudges off to be replaced by Nicolai Muller on 80 minutes.
85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' The crowd applauds Andrew Nabbout as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Colakovski steps in for Melbourne City FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Nicolai Muller ↑ 80'
40
Noah James
7
Bruce Kamau ↑ 65'
13
Tate Russell
11
Kwame Yeboah ↑ 79'
19
Jordon Mutch ↑ 46'
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 65'

Coach Carl Robinson

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Stefan Colakovski 90'
4
Nuno Reis ↓ Ben Garuccio 67'
3
Scott Jamieson C
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
18
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↓ Taras Gomulka 76'
1
Tom Glover

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Nicolas Milanovic	4
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Craig Noone	2
Andrew Nabbout	2
Oriol Riera	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.66 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC40% Draw27% Melbourne City FC33%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

60%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw44% Melbourne City FC24%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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