Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City

3 - 0

Western Sydney Wanderers

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Lachlan Keevers 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Western Sydney Wanderers 12

Referee Stats

Lachlan Keevers

16 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	25%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-17).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Melbourne City had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-9

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 1.15 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 0.62

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.54

PPG

0.62

1.38

1.15

1.00

1.85

54%

O2.5

62%

46%

BTTS

54%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th

Melbourne City points38

Western Sydney Wanderers points21

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western Sydney Wanderers: #12 · 21 pts · GD -16

22 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Western Sydney Wanderers score away69%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Western Sydney Wanderers score first38%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Western Sydney Wanderers 25%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Western Sydney Wanderers 12.8'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers score away1.15 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.85 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% below league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

415

453

Passes Accurate

332

394

Passes %

80%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' M. Younis

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Kuen

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Younis

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Younis

Normal Goal

43'

43' A. Kuen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Ryan Teague

1st substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

E. Rashani

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Younis

62'

62' J. Rose

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Dylan Scicluna

1st substitution · For: A. Lual

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Caputo

2nd substitution · For: A. Nabbout

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Rashani

3rd substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

67'

67' M. Younis

67'

67' M. Younis

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Kuen

4th substitution · For: H. Shillington

75'

75' A. Pantazopoulos

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Rose

2nd substitution · For: A. Kuol

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Arzani

5th substitution · For: E. Durakovic

85'

85' A. Thurgate

88'

88' N. Atkinson

Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Lachlan Keevers. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: M. Younis received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 13'. Melbourne City took the lead at 23' when A. Kuen scored, with the assist credited to M. Younis, making the score 1-0. Melbourne City extended the lead at 33' when M. Younis scored, making the score 2-0. A. Kuen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 43'.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Ryan Teague replacing Z. Schreiber. Melbourne City extended the lead at 49' when E. Rashani scored, with the assist credited to M. Younis, making the score 3-0. J. Rose received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 62'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 66', with Dylan Scicluna replacing A. Lual. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Caputo replacing A. Nabbout. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 66', with E. Rashani replacing Kavian Rahmani. M. Younis received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 67'. M. Younis received a red card for Melbourne City at 67'. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 73', with A. Kuen replacing H. Shillington. A. Pantazopoulos received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 75'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Rose replacing A. Kuol. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Arzani replacing E. Durakovic. A. Thurgate received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 85'. N. Atkinson received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 88'.

Melbourne City used 5 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 2 substitutions. Melbourne City got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Western Sydney Wanderers got 3 yellow cards.