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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Melbourne City FC

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' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' 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.
35' 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.
36' GOAL! Mathew Leckie fires home to make it 0-1!
37' A goal from the Australia international Mathew Leckie! He fires home on 37 to make it 0-2!
42' 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 Scott Jamieson suffering a number of foals already.
43' A stunning finish from Mathew Leckie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
53' Mark Natta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
58' 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' Goal! Florin Berenguer scores his 16 goal in 208 matches.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carl Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' Terry Antonis is replacing Steven Peter Ugarkovic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
72' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Keijiro Ogawa exits the field as Alessandro Lopane enters on 72.
73' The crowd applauds James Troisi as he leaves the pitch. Jordi Swibel steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
74' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Mathew Leckie exits the field as Marco Tilio enters on 74.
79' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
80' Magnificent from Dimitri Petratos! That is 3 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
85' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Melbourne City FC make a change. Andrew Nabbout trudges off to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski on 88 minutes.
89' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Mark Natta trudges off to be replaced by Phillip Cancar on 89 minutes.
90' Manuel Pucciarelli gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Florin Berenguer and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1-3 Melbourne City FC.

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.