Melbourne City vs Western United

Melbourne City

2 - 0

Western United

🕒 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ A. Bavcar 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 2 · Western United 3

Referee Stats

A. Bavcar

5 matches · 3.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.20
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 12

Avg: 1.47 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 2.36 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

2.00

PPG

1.71

1.47

2.36

0.80

1.71

31%

O2.5

77%

31%

BTTS

77%

62%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank2nd

Western United rank3rd

Melbourne City points48

Western United points47

Melbourne City: #2 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western United: #3 · 47 pts · GD +18

1 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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 United last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals12-9

Record2-1-2

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 2.531%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 0%

Western United trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 62% · 1H BTTS 46%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home54%

Western United score away85%

Western United clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first62%

Melbourne City win after scoring first88%

Western United score first46%

Western United win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 25% · Western United 57%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 22.8' · Western United 18.3'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.47 vs 1.66

Melbourne City concede at home0.80 vs 1.63

Western United score away2.36 vs 1.63

Western United concede away1.71 vs 1.66

Melbourne City score 11% below league average, while Western United score 44% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 51% below league average at home, and Western United are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

Western United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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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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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32' ⚽

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32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Politidis

Normal Goal

41'

41' S. Ugarković

41'

41' A. Thurgate

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ L. Wong

1st substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

59' ⚽

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59' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Mazzeo

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Sulemani

63'

63' Z. Schreiber

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Garuccio

1st substitution · For: K. Vidmar

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ H. Ibusuki

2nd substitution · For: N. Botić

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Danzaki

3rd substitution · For: L. Vickery

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Atkinson

2nd substitution · For: G. Ferreyra

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Grimaldi

4th substitution · For: R. Najjarine

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Ruhs

5th substitution · For: J. Najdovski

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Mazzeo

3rd substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Sulemani

4th substitution · For: M. Memeti

84'

84' S. Souprayen

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Ugarković

5th substitution · For: B. Dunbar

90'

90' B. Dunbar

90'

90' R. Bozinovski

Melbourne City vs Western United 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Western United 2-0 on Tuesday, 07 January 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by A. Bavcar. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 32' when H. Politidis scored, making the score 1-0. S. Ugarković received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 41'. A. Thurgate received a yellow card for Western United at 41'.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 51', with L. Wong replacing Z. Schreiber. Melbourne City extended the lead at 59' when B. Mazzeo scored, with the assist credited to A. Sulemani, making the score 2-0. Z. Schreiber received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 63'. Western United made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Garuccio replacing K. Vidmar. Western United made their 2nd substitution at 64', with H. Ibusuki replacing N. Botić. Western United made their 3rd substitution at 64', with R. Danzaki replacing L. Vickery. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with N. Atkinson replacing G. Ferreyra. Western United made their 4th substitution at 73', with M. Grimaldi replacing R. Najjarine. Western United made their 5th substitution at 73', with M. Ruhs replacing J. Najdovski. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 73', with B. Mazzeo replacing Kavian Rahmani. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 73', with A. Sulemani replacing M. Memeti. S. Souprayen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 84'. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 86', with S. Ugarković replacing B. Dunbar. B. Dunbar received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90'. R. Bozinovski received a yellow card for Western United at 90'.

Melbourne City used 5 substitutions while Western United used 5 substitutions. Melbourne City got 4 yellow cards, while Western United got 2 yellow cards.