Melbourne City vs Western United

Melbourne City

1 - 1

Western United

🕒 Sat, 24 May 2025 10:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Kersey 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

A-League Table

Melbourne City 2 · Western United 3

Referee Stats

Adam Kersey

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.16
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	26%
Draws	32%
Away wins	42%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

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

27%

O2.5

71%

33%

BTTS

79%

67%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank2nd

Western United rank3rd

Melbourne City points55

Western United points51

Melbourne City: #2 · 55 pts · GD +20

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western United: #3 · 51 pts · GD +16

4 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals10-4

Record3-2-0

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 United last 5 away

D L L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index31

Goals11-8

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 2.527%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 0%

Western United trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.564%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 43%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home80%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home53%

Western United score away86%

Western United clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first67%

Melbourne City win after scoring first80%

Western United score first43%

Western United win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 25% · Western United 63%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 21.2' · Western United 18.3'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.47 vs 1.63

Melbourne City concede at home0.80 vs 1.63

Western United score away2.36 vs 1.63

Western United concede away1.71 vs 1.63

Melbourne City score 10% below league average, while Western United score 45% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 51% below league average at home, and Western United are 5% 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: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

Western United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

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

20' ⚽

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20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Behich

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Lopane

1st substitution · For: M. Leckie

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Ruhs

1st substitution · For: H. Ibusuki

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Imai

2nd substitution · For: T. Russell

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ N. Atkinson

2nd substitution · For: C. Talbot

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Walatee

3rd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

66' ⚽

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66' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Botić

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Grimaldi

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Tilio

3rd substitution · For: M. Memeti

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Ugarković

4th substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

72'

72' A. Behich

72'

72' B. Garuccio

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Danzaki

4th substitution · For: R. Najjarine

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Bozinovski

5th substitution · For: J. Lauton

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Cohen

5th substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

87'

87' M. Leckie

Melbourne City vs Western United 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City drew 1-1 with Western United on Saturday, 24 May 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Adam Kersey. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 20' when A. Behich scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Lopane replacing M. Leckie. Western United made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Ruhs replacing H. Ibusuki. Western United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Imai replacing T. Russell. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with N. Atkinson replacing C. Talbot. Western United made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Walatee replacing M. Grimaldi. Western United leveled the score at 66' when N. Botić scored, with the assist credited to M. Grimaldi, making the score 1-1. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Tilio replacing M. Memeti. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Ugarković replacing Z. Schreiber. A. Behich received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 72'. B. Garuccio received a yellow card for Western United at 72'. Western United made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Danzaki replacing R. Najjarine. Western United made their 5th substitution at 82', with R. Bozinovski replacing J. Lauton. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 83', with Y. Cohen replacing Kavian Rahmani. M. Leckie received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 87'.

Melbourne City used 5 substitutions while Western United used 5 substitutions. Melbourne City got 2 yellow cards, while Western United got 1 yellow card.