Western United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

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Melbourne City FC

Wed 19 Aug 2020 · 09:30 UTC Mars Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Oskar Dillon 43' Y

Tomoki Imai 73' Y

Overview

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Western United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Mars Stadium.

Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee James Cleal
Referee Alex King
Referee
Referee

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 United FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
12 Aug	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W
07 Aug	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	5–3	W
02 Aug	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Aug	Adelaide United FC	H	2–2	D
01 Aug	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
20 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–2	W
14 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Temperatures are rising at Mars Stadium as Western United FC face off against Melbourne City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Western United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
12' Moudi Najjar adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
17' Western United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' Valentino Yuel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
27' Lachlan Wales has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' The 33-year-old Josh Risdon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Rostyn Griffiths has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' A quiet spell here at Mars Stadium. Western United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oskar Dillon.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
57' Jamie MacLaren has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
60' Western United FC ring the changes. Connor Pain has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Cavallo to step up.
61' Western United FC make a change. Aaron Calver trudges off to be replaced by Tomoki Imai on 61 minutes.
62' Lachlan Wales has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Colakovski on 62 minute.
63' Scott Galloway gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Curtis Good and will look to change the dynamic.
65' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Alessandro Diamanti on, Jerry Skotadis off on 65 minutes.
70' What composure from Besart Berisha! The Kosovo international strokes it home. 1-2.
73' Poor challenge from Tomoki Imai. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Ramy Najjarine comes on to replace Moudi Najjar.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
86' Goal! Jamie MacLaren scores his 110 goal in 297 matches.
89' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 89 minute. Adrian Luna leaves to be changed by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Aaron Calver C ↓ Tomoki Imai 61'
11
Connor Pain ↓ Joshua Cavallo 60'
19
Josh Risdon ↓ Dylan Pierias 60'
1
Filip Kurto
9
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
27
Jerry Skotadis ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 65'
21
Sebastian Pasquali
7
Valentino Yuel ↓ Besart Berisha 65'
25
Luke Duzel
28
Oskar Dillon
22
Tomislav Uskok

Bench

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↑ 65'
24
Thiel Iradukunda
18
Besart Berisha ↑ 65'
6
Tomoki Imai ↑ 61'
5
Dylan Pierias ↑ 60'
17
Joshua Cavallo ↑ 60'
30
Ryan Scott

Coach Marko Rudan

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Josh Brillante C ↓ Rostyn Griffiths 63'
9
Jamie MacLaren
4
Harrison Delbridge
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
34
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good ↓ Scott Galloway 63'
30
Moudi Najjar ↓ Ramy Najjarine 76'
20
Adrian Luna ↓ Raphael Borges Rodrigues 89'
1
Tom Glover
40
Richard Windbichler
49
Stefan Colakovski ↓ Lachlan Wales 62'

Bench

46
Joe Gauci
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 63'
21
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 76'
19
Lachlan Wales ↑ 62'
7
Rostyn Griffiths ↑ 63'
39
Idrus Abdulahi
35
Raphael Borges Rodrigues ↑ 89'

Coach Erick Mombaerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	16
Besart Berisha	4
Leo Lacroix	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Lachlan Wales	2
Rene Krhin	2
Tolgay Arslan	1
Noah Botic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.97 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC31% Draw25% Melbourne City FC44%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

69%

Western United FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC25% Draw40% Melbourne City FC35%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

3.6%

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

Western United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Clean Sheet