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

Match Preview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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
#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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at CommBank Stadium as Western Sydney Wanderers FC face off against Melbourne City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
8' Vicente Fernandez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
13' Mathew Leckie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 468 appearances.
18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leo Natel on 28.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
38' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
39' What composure from Marin Jakolis! The Croatia international strokes it home. 0-2.
44' 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.
46' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Alex Bonetig is replaced by Nathan Barrie on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Samuel Souprayen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
58' Harry Politidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leo Natel at the 58 minute mark.
63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
67' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Aidan Simmons is replaced by Dylan Scicluna on 67 minute.
69' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Younis gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
74' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milos Ninkovic is hanging Sonny Kittel on the field on 74 minute.
75' Poor challenge from Nuno Reis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Tolgay Arslan departs to be replaced by Max Caputo.
78' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Mathew Leckie is replaced by Terry Antonis.
79' Zac Sapsford makes way for Nathanael Blair at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
83' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 83.
87' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Alessandro Lopane comes on to replace Harry Politidis.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

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

1.14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw27% Melbourne City FC47%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

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

53%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

74%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw44% Melbourne City FC37%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

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%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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