Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City

1 - 1
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:00 Europe/London 📍 CommBank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Western Sydney Wanderers 12 · Melbourne City 6
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.79
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 37%
Draws 32%
Away wins 32%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Melbourne City controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Western Sydney Wanderers (Home stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 3-4-6

Goals For / Against

12 / 19
Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

13
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5
Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

19
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.36
0.92
GF
1.14
1.46
GA
1.50
31%
O2.5
38%
46%
BTTS
54%
46%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th
Melbourne City rank6th
Western Sydney Wanderers points21
Melbourne City points38
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.
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.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 home

L L L D D
Points2/15
Weighted index7
Goals5-11
Record0-2-3
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 last 5 away

W D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-7
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.531%
BTTS46%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.538%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 15%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.562%
Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Western Sydney Wanderers score at home62%
Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet at home23%
Melbourne City score away77%
Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Western Sydney Wanderers score first46%
Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first50%
Melbourne City score first38%
Melbourne City win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Western Sydney Wanderers 17% · Melbourne City 50%
Avg first goal minute: Western Sydney Wanderers 30.2' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Western Sydney Wanderers score at home0.92 vs 1.53
Western Sydney Wanderers concede at home1.46 vs 1.34
Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34
Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53
Western Sydney Wanderers score 39% below league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: Western Sydney Wanderers are 9% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
2
8
Fouls
8
15
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
387
663
Passes Accurate
318
577
Passes %
82%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
11'
11' Goal · 1-0
K. Barbarouses
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Borello
13'
13' Goal · 1-1
M. Caputo
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kuen
34'
34' T. Kanamori
57'
57' A. Thurgate
65'
65' A. Simmons
1st substitution · For: G. Cléùr
65'
65' S. Ugarković
2nd substitution · For: A. Kuol
70'
70' A. Kuen
1st substitution · For: E. Durakovic
70'
70' E. Rashani
2nd substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani
70'
70' M. Leckie
3rd substitution · For: Z. Schreiber
71'
71' Kavian Rahmani
80'
80' K. Barbarouses
3rd substitution · For: A. Hammond
80'
80' T. Kanamori
4th substitution · For: Beckham Baker
84'
84' A. Kuol
90+1'
90+1' B. Borello
4th substitution · For: A. Lual
90+1'
90+1' A. Thurgate
5th substitution · For: Dylan Scicluna
90+1'
90+1' N. Atkinson
5th substitution · For: H. Shillington

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

Western Sydney Wanderers drew 1-1 with Melbourne City on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at CommBank Stadium.

First half: Western Sydney Wanderers took the lead at 11' when K. Barbarouses scored, with the assist credited to B. Borello, making the score 1-0. Melbourne City leveled the score at 13' when M. Caputo scored, with the assist credited to A. Kuen, making the score 1-1. T. Kanamori received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 34'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Thurgate received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 57'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Simmons replacing G. Cléùr. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 65', with S. Ugarković replacing A. Kuol. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Kuen replacing E. Durakovic. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with E. Rashani replacing Kavian Rahmani. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Leckie replacing Z. Schreiber. Kavian Rahmani received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 71'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with K. Barbarouses replacing A. Hammond. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 80', with T. Kanamori replacing Beckham Baker. A. Kuol received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 84'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with B. Borello replacing A. Lual. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with A. Thurgate replacing Dylan Scicluna. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with N. Atkinson replacing H. Shillington.

Western Sydney Wanderers used 5 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Western Sydney Wanderers got 2 yellow cards, while Melbourne City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Melbourne City controlled possession (63%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games27
Home Wins7
Draws8
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals16 (59.3%)
BTTS17 (63.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (53.8%)
BTTS10 (76.9%)

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