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

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

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mathew Leckie made 464 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' 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.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dimitri Petratos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
30' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' Mathew Leckie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
37' What composure from Mathew Leckie! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-2.
42' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' What a strike from Mathew Leckie! The score is 0-3.
48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' 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.
58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' GOAL! Florin Berenguer scores on 64.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' Terry Antonis gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Steven Peter Ugarkovic and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Keijiro Ogawa makes way for Alessandro Lopane at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
73' Jordi Swibel is replacing James Troisi for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
74' Marco Tilio is replacing Mathew Leckie for the Melbourne City FC side.
79' Rostyn Griffiths is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
80' The deadlock is broken! Dimitri Petratos gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
88' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Andrew Nabbout is replaced by Stefan Colakovski on 88 minute.
89' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Mark Natta by Phillip Cancar on 89 minute.
90' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Florin Berenguer by Manuel Pucciarelli on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 1-3.

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
Kai Trewin	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Craig Noone	2
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	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.