Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 19 Apr 2025 · 09:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Gabriel Cleur 18' Y

Y 73' Lawrence Wong

Y 90' Callum Talbot

Y 90' Nathaniel Atkinson

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Kate Jacewicz

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
05 Apr	Auckland FC	A	1–1	D
29 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–2	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	4–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–2	W
05 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Sydney FC	A	3–2	W
12 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
07 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	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

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' Welcome to CommBank Stadium that hosts another battle between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
9' Nicolas Milanovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
13' What an equalizer from Kai Trewin!
18' Gabriel Cleur was booked on 18.
23' 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.
28' Alex Gersbach is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
33' Bozhidar Kraev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
36' Kai Trewin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
41' 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 German Ferreyra suffering a number of foals already.
46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 61 minute. Andreas Kuen leaves to be changed by Lawrence Wong.
62' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Zac Sapsford is replaced by Aydan Hammond on 62 minute.
67' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
72' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Lawrence Wong argues furiously but the card stands.
78' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Max Caputo exits the field as Medin Memeti enters on 78.
80' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Dean Pelekanos by Mohamed Al-Taay on 80 minute.
84' The crowd applauds Nicolas Milanovic as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Antonsson steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
86' A stunning finish from Kai Trewin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' The referee calls foul for Callum Talbot. He receives a card.
It finishes all square. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
3
Alex Gersbach
23
Bozhidar Kraev
13
Dean Pelekanos ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 80'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Marcus Antonsson 84'
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Aydan Hammond 62'

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-04-05 Auckland FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.52 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC37% Draw25% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

63%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw42% Melbourne City FC32%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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