Western United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western United FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 29 Jan 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Lachlan Wales 32' Y

Nikolai Topor-Stanley 33' Y

Y 45' Aiden O'Neill

Y 65' Nuno Reis

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

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

2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
20 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
05 Jun	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L
31 May	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
28 May	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–6	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
19 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
10 Jun	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
06 Jun	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
25 May	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Western United FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Risdon made 150 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rostyn Griffiths, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
20' Western United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
25' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Lachlan Wales is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 32.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' Stefan Colakovski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Aiden O'Neill argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Jordan Bos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western United FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' Western United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
65' Nuno Reis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
66' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Connor Pain is withdrawn and Dylan Pierias gets his opportunity.
71' Steven Lustica makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Western United FC are in front.
74' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski is replaced by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
79' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
86' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Carl Jenkinson has done his job and it is now time for Manuel Pucciarelli to step up.
Full Time. Western United FC beats Melbourne City FC

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Carl Jenkinson ↓ Manuel Pucciarelli 86'
8
Aiden O'Neill
2
Scott Galloway
4
Nuno Reis
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson
5
Rostyn Griffiths
1
Tom Glover
17
Stefan Colakovski ↓ Raphael Borges Rodrigues 74'
16
Taras Gomulka
38
Jordan Bos

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	16
Besart Berisha	4
Leo Lacroix	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Rene Krhin	2
Lachlan Wales	2
Michael Ruhs	1
Leo Lacroix	1

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2021-11-26 Western United FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-06-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-31 Western United FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Melbourne City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC40% Draw29% Melbourne City FC31%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

60%

Western United FC or Melbourne City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC26% Draw49% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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