Western United vs Melbourne City

Western United

0 - 3

Melbourne City

🕒 Fri, 16 May 2025 10:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

A-League Table

Western United 3 · Melbourne City 2

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	36%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Western United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 19

Avg: 1.73 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 14

Avg: 1.71 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.79

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

1.80

PPG

1.79

1.73

1.71

1.27

1.00

60%

O2.5

50%

53%

BTTS

43%

53%

Score 1st

71%

League-position context

Western United rank3rd

Melbourne City rank2nd

Western United points51

Melbourne City points55

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.

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.

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

Western United last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-8

Record4-0-1

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.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-6

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 64% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Western United score at home73%

Western United clean sheet at home27%

Melbourne City score away79%

Melbourne City clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

Western United score first53%

Western United win after scoring first88%

Melbourne City score first71%

Melbourne City win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Western United 33% · Melbourne City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Western United 18.5' · Melbourne City 21.7'

Vs league average

Western United score at home1.73 vs 1.63

Western United concede at home1.27 vs 1.63

Melbourne City score away1.71 vs 1.63

Melbourne City concede away1.00 vs 1.63

Western United score 7% above league average, while Melbourne City score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Western United are 22% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Western United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

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

12'

12' M. Ruhs

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

G. Ferreyra

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Tilio

28'

28' R. Bozinovski

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Y. Cohen

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lopane

58'

58' Z. Schreiber

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Lopane

1st substitution · For: M. Leckie

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ H. Ibusuki

1st substitution · For: O. Lavale

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Grimaldi

2nd substitution · For: A. Walatee

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Caputo

2nd substitution · For: M. Memeti

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Kuen

3rd substitution · For: S. Ugarković

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Ruhs

3rd substitution · For: N. Botić

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Danzaki

4th substitution · For: R. Najjarine

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

M. Leckie

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Cohen

82'

82' G. Ferreyra

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Cohen

4th substitution · For: L. Wong

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

5th substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

86'

86' A. Thurgate

89'

89' S. Ugarković

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

Melbourne City beat Western United 3-0 on Friday, 16 May 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: M. Ruhs received a yellow card for Western United at 12'. Melbourne City took the lead at 16' when G. Ferreyra scored, with the assist credited to M. Tilio, making the score 0-1. R. Bozinovski received a yellow card for Western United at 28'.

Second half: Melbourne City extended the lead at 54' when Y. Cohen scored, with the assist credited to A. Lopane, making the score 0-2. Z. Schreiber received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 58'. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Lopane replacing M. Leckie. Western United made their 1st substitution at 65', with H. Ibusuki replacing O. Lavale. Western United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Grimaldi replacing A. Walatee. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Caputo replacing M. Memeti. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Kuen replacing S. Ugarković. Western United made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Ruhs replacing N. Botić. Western United made their 4th substitution at 72', with R. Danzaki replacing R. Najjarine. Melbourne City extended the lead at 72' when M. Leckie scored, with the assist credited to Y. Cohen, making the score 0-3. G. Ferreyra received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 82'. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 83', with Y. Cohen replacing L. Wong. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 84', with Z. Schreiber replacing Kavian Rahmani. A. Thurgate received a yellow card for Western United at 86'. S. Ugarković received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 89'.

Western United used 4 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Western United got 3 yellow cards, while Melbourne City got 3 yellow cards.