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

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A League · 2021-22

Western United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 06:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Tomoki Imai 35' Y

Aleksandar Prijovic 42' Y

Aleksandar Prijovic 43' Y

Leo Lacroix 76' Y

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

2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
05 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
27 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
20 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
18 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W

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' The ball is rolling at . Western United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne City FC.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aiden O'Neill made 208 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Curtis Good, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
16' Brilliant from the ! Leo Lacroix makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 16.
21' 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.
26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Brilliant from the ! Rene Krhin makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 30.
31' The deadlock is broken! Rene Krhin gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomoki Imai on 35.
40' Western United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
42' Aleksandar Prijovic is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
42' The deadlock is broken! Connor Metcalfe gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aleksandar Prijovic.
48' Jamie MacLaren has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' 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.
63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
67' Connor Pain gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Adisu Bayew and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Rene Krhin is replaced by Jerry Skotadis.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leo Lacroix.
81' Jerry Skotadis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
82' Another change for Western United FC made on 82 minute. Lachlan Wales leaves to be changed by Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Rene Krhin ↓ Jerry Skotadis 72'
4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
99
Aleksandar Prijovic
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 82'
10
Steven Lustica
19
Joshua Risdon
31
Adisu Bayew ↓ Connor Pain 67'

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2022-03-05 Western United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-27 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Western United FC W 2022-02-23 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-02-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2022-03-09 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.52 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC42% Draw27% Melbourne City FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

58%

Western United FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC29% Draw45% Melbourne City FC26%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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