Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 05:30 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Vicente Fernandez

Y 75' Nuno Reis

Y 83' Samuel Souprayen

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	8–0	W
06 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	7–0	W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne City FC
#6	Position	#4
5	Points	7
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
6	Scored	6
4	Conceded	6
+2	GD	+0
1.25	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

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' Melbourne City FC have won 392 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
8' Vicente Fernandez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 8.
13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' GOAL! Leo Natel fires home to make it 0-1!
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
38' Lawrence Thomas, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' The deadlock is broken! Marin Jakolis gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' Nathan Barrie is replacing Alex Bonetig for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 211 games and scored 392 goals.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' Harry Politidis gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Leo Natel and will look to change the dynamic.
63' 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 Aidan Simmons suffering a number of foals already.
67' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Aidan Simmons has done his job and it is now time for Dylan Scicluna to step up.
69' Assisted by Dylan Scicluna with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcus Younis makes no mistake. 1-2!
74' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 74 minute. Sonny Kittel leaves to be changed by Milos Ninkovic.
75' Poor challenge from Nuno Reis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Max Caputo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tolgay Arslan on 77 minute.
78' The supporters are chanting for Terry Antonis. He replaces Mathew Leckie on 78 minute.
79' Zac Sapsford makes way for Nathanael Blair at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
83' Samuel Souprayen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Harry Politidis makes way for Alessandro Lopane at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
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

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 74'
1
Daniel Margush
32
Nathanael Blair ↑ 79'
29
Dylan Scicluna ↑ 67'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 46'
44
Nathan Barrie ↑ 46'

Coach Mark Rudan

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	8
Nicolas Milanovic	4
Mathew Leckie	3
Ritchie De Laet	3
Kai Trewin	3
Oriol Riera	2
Leo Natel	2
Tolgay Arslan	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-16 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-14 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC35% Draw27% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

65%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC28% Draw44% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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