Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Alex King

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
2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
03 May Macarthur FC A 3–1 W
26 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
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
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
03 May Sydney FC H 5–1 W
26 Apr Adelaide United FC H 0–0 D
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

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' The game is set. Western Sydney Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

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

2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2025-05-03 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-04-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-10-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC W 2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC33% Draw27% Melbourne City FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
67%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC22% Draw46% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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