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

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 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

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Nuno Reis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
10' Carl Jenkinson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
16' Goal! Leo Lacroix scores his 9 goal in 279 matches.
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western United FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' 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.
30' Rene Krhin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rene Krhin makes it 3-0.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Tomoki Imai is booked for Western United FC — Yellow card on 35.
40' Dylan Pierias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' A moment of madness from Aleksandar Prijovic on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western United FC will be frustrated.
42' Connor Metcalfe adds to his 1 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
43' Aleksandar Prijovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
48' Western United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie MacLaren, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' A stunning finish from Jamie MacLaren — that came from absolutely nowhere!
67' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Adisu Bayew departs to be replaced by Connor Pain.
72' Jerry Skotadis gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Rene Krhin and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Leo Lacroix picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' Lachlan Wales makes way for Dylan Wenzel-Halls at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Andrew Nabbout	3
Leo Lacroix	3
Lachlan Wales	2
Rene Krhin	2
Nicolas Milanovic	1
Alessandro Diamanti	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.