Thursday , 2 July 2026

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 15 Jan 2023 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Mathew Leckie

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
5
10
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
06 Jan Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Macarthur FC H 4–0 W
23 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
18 Dec Western United FC A 0–1 L
10 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
07 Jan Western United FC H 4–0 W
02 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–1 W
27 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
10 Dec Sydney FC A 1–2 L
12 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' The deadlock is broken! Brandon Borrello gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
  • 24' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Ruon Tongyik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' The 28-year-old Tom Glover has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Richard van der Venne makes it 1-1.
  • 62' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Ramy Najjarine exits the field as Yeni N'Gbakoto enters on 62.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rado Vidosic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' Ruon Tongyik makes way for Aidan Simmons at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 73' Florin Berenguer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valon Berisha on 73 minute.
  • 75' Mathew Leckie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 79' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 79 minute. Marco Tilio leaves to be changed by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 80' Andrew Nabbout is replacing Marco Tilio for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 85' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-06 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-12-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-07 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Western United FC W 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC31% Draw28% Melbourne City FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

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: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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