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

2 – 2

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

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Kate Jacewicz

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

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
#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 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' Nicolas Milanovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
13' GOAL! Kai Trewin fires home to make it 1-1!
18' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a card in front of him.
23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessandro Lopane made 209 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Kai Trewin puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
46' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
61' Melbourne City FC make a change. Andreas Kuen trudges off to be replaced by Lawrence Wong on 61 minutes.
62' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Zac Sapsford exits the field as Aydan Hammond enters on 62.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
72' The 25-year-old Marco Tilio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lawrence Wong.
78' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Max Caputo is replaced by Medin Memeti on 78 minute.
80' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Mohamed Al-Taay on, Dean Pelekanos off on 80 minutes.
84' The crowd applauds Nicolas Milanovic as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Antonsson steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
86' Kai Trewin adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
90' Callum Talbot is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
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

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

1.91 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC46% Draw25% Melbourne City FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

54%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC34% Draw41% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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