Sunday , 16 August 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' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Marco Tilio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brandon Borrello on 19.
  • 24' Romain Amalfitano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Nabbout made 439 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 58' What a moment for Richard van der Venne! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' Yeni N'Gbakoto is replacing Ramy Najjarine for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
  • 67' Mathew Leckie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 464 appearances.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Aidan Simmons. He replaces Ruon Tongyik on 70 minute.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Valon Berisha as he leaves the pitch. Florin Berenguer steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Mathew Leckie gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio is replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Andrew Nabbout comes on to replace Marco Tilio.
  • 85' Marcelo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
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

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.