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

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
6' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 0-1.
11' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' Ben Garuccio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
21' Scotland international Ziggy Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Keanu Baccus departs to be replaced by Jordon Mutch.
51' 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.
54' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 54.
59' Daniel Margush, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordon Mutch on 63.
65' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Simon Cox by Bernie Ibini-Isei on 65 minute.
67' Nuno Reis makes way for Ben Garuccio at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
72' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Naoki Tsubaki is withdrawn and Taras Gomulka gets his opportunity.
79' Kwame Yeboah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitch Duke on 79 minute.
80' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolai Muller is hanging Ziggy Gordon on the field on 80 minute.
85' A quiet spell here at Bankwest Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Andrew Nabbout exits the field as Stefan Colakovski enters on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
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

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

1 / 4

1.28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC31% Draw28% Melbourne City FC41%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

69%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw46% Melbourne City FC31%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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