Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City

3 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

🕒 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:45 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alireza Faghani 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 1 · Western Sydney Wanderers 4

Referee Stats

Alireza Faghani

21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	52%
Draws	14%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-1

Goals For / Against

42 / 21

Avg: 2.80 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 2.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-4

Goals For / Against

19 / 17

Avg: 1.46 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 1.15

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

2.40

PPG

1.15

2.80

1.46

1.40

1.31

85%

O2.5

38%

77%

BTTS

54%

Score 1st

League-position context

Melbourne City rank1st

Western Sydney Wanderers rank4th

Melbourne City points55

Western Sydney Wanderers points41

Melbourne City: #1 · 55 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western Sydney Wanderers: #4 · 41 pts · GD +16

3 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals12-6

Record4-1-0

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 D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals12-10

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.585%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.592%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 62% · 1H BTTS 15%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home100%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home23%

Western Sydney Wanderers score away77%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first0%

Melbourne City win after scoring first0%

Western Sydney Wanderers score first0%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 0% · Western Sydney Wanderers 0%

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home2.80 vs 1.72

Melbourne City concede at home1.40 vs 1.33

Western Sydney Wanderers score away1.46 vs 1.33

Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.31 vs 1.72

Melbourne City score 62% above league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 5% above league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 24% below 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	27
Home Wins	12
Draws	8
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	16 (59.3%)
BTTS	17 (63.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	14
Home Wins	8
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (64.3%)
BTTS	7 (50.0%)

Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3 - 0 07 Feb 2026 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1 18 Oct 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

19 Apr 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 2 - 2 30 Nov 2024 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

20 Apr 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 2 12 Mar 2024 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 7 - 0 12 Jan 2024 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 1

2022-2023 Season

28 Apr 2023 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3 - 2 15 Jan 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1

2021-2022 Season

11 Feb 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 3 09 Jan 2022 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3 - 3

2020-2021 Season

26 Mar 2021 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 4 - 1 02 Mar 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 0 - 2

2019-2020 Season

14 Mar 2020 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

30 Mar 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 3 - 0 22 Jan 2019 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 4 - 3 01 Jan 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 0 - 2

2017-2018 Season

24 Mar 2018 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3 - 0 01 Jan 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 2 - 1 12 Nov 2017 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

24 Mar 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 3 - 1 06 Jan 2017 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 1 - 0 18 Nov 2016 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

29 Jan 2016 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 4 - 3 09 Jan 2016 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3 - 2 13 Nov 2015 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 3