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

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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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne City FC — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' 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 Tomas Mejias suffering a number of foals already.
25' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' What a strike from Mathew Leckie! The score is 0-1.
37' Mathew Leckie with the second goal in the match!
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keanu Baccus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
43' The Australia Mathew Leckie breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 0-3!
48' 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.
53' The 28-year-old Aiden O'Neill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
58' 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.
63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' A stunning finish from Florin Berenguer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' Terry Antonis is replacing Steven Peter Ugarkovic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
72' Alessandro Lopane is replacing Keijiro Ogawa for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
73' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Jordi Swibel comes on to replace James Troisi.
74' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Marco Tilio comes on to replace Mathew Leckie.
79' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Dimitri Petratos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are in front.
85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' The whistle greets Andrew Nabbout as he departs to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
89' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Mark Natta trudges off to be replaced by Phillip Cancar on 89 minutes.
90' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 90 minute. Florin Berenguer leaves to be changed by Manuel Pucciarelli.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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

1.09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw25% Melbourne City FC52%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

77%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC18% Draw44% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 1

9.1%

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 3

3.2%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	23%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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