Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

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Fri 11 Feb 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

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

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

2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
05 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
29 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L
28 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
20 Nov	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	4–2	W
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
19 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
10 Jun	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' Thomas Aquilina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 209 appearances.
10' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
25' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Adama Traore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Stefan Colakovski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
36' The deadlock is broken! Mathew Leckie gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
37' Brilliant from the ! Mathew Leckie makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 37.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Mathew Leckie does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
64' The deadlock is broken! Florin Berenguer gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
69' Curtis Good, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Terry Antonis is hanging Steven Peter Ugarkovic on the field on 71 minute.
72' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Keijiro Ogawa is withdrawn and Alessandro Lopane gets his opportunity.
73' Jordi Swibel is replacing James Troisi for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
74' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 74 minute. Mathew Leckie leaves to be changed by Marco Tilio.
79' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
80' Dimitri Petratos adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
85' The 37-year-old Tomas Mejias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
88' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Andrew Nabbout exits the field as Stefan Colakovski enters on 88.
89' The crowd applauds Mark Natta as he leaves the pitch. Phillip Cancar steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
90' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Florin Berenguer departs to be replaced by Manuel Pucciarelli.
Melbourne City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
James Troisi ↓ Jordi Swibel 73'
17
Keanu Baccus
2
Ziggy Gordon
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Alessandro Lopane 72'
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 71'
20
Tomas Mejias
3
Adama Traore
33
Mark Natta ↓ Phillip Cancar 89'
39
Thomas Aquilina
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Terry Antonis 71'
23
Dimitri Petratos

Bench

29
Terry Antonis ↑ 71'
1
Daniel Margush
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 71'
21
Jordi Swibel ↑ 73'
19
Daniel Wilmering
25
Phillip Cancar ↑ 89'
36
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 72'

Coach Carl Robinson

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Carl Jenkinson ↓ Scott Galloway 74'
7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Marco Tilio 74'
8
Aiden O'Neill
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Stefan Colakovski 88'
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Manuel Pucciarelli 90'
3
Scott Jamieson
18
Connor Metcalfe ↓ Taras Gomulka 88'
22
Curtis Good
5
Rostyn Griffiths
1
Tom Glover

Bench

20
Manuel Pucciarelli ↑ 90'
33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 74'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 74'
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 88'
36
Kerrin Stokes
16
Taras Gomulka ↑ 88'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Nicolas Milanovic	4
Ritchie De Laet	3
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Brandon Borrello	2
Kwame Yeboah	2
Marco Tilio	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2022-02-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-01-29 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-11-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.48 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw26% Melbourne City FC42%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

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% Draw44% Melbourne City FC30%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

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%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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