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Melbourne City - Western United (2-0), A-League — latest Football results, statistics and series

melbourne-city Melbourne City

Melbourne City (AUS)

western-united Western United

Western United (AUS)

Starting lineups

Melbourne City

Starting lineups confirmed

4-3-1-2

Lineups formation

50.6

Overall player rating

70.9 %

From the perfect composition

49%

Attacking

46%

Technical

58%

Defending

44%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
33 Patrick Beach Patrick Beach G
2 Callum Talbot Callum Talbot D 22 44.7
27 Kai Trewin Kai Trewin D 22 0,0M+ 53.3
26 Samuel Souprayen Samuel Souprayen D 34 0,5M+ 50.1
16 Aziz Behich Aziz Behich D 32 0,8M+ 50.3
13 Nathaniel Atkinson Nathaniel Atkinson M 24 0,4M+ 46.9
6 Steven Ugarkovic Steven Ugarkovic M 29 0,4M+ 52.9
38 Harry Politidis Harry Politidis M
41 Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong M
20 Arion Sulemani Arion Sulemani F
46 Benjamin Mazzeo Benjamin Mazzeo M
Substitute
1 Jamie Young Jamie Young G 38 0,4M+ 55.7
22 Germán Ferreyra Germán Ferreyra D 27 0,2M+
19 Zane Schreiber Zane Schreiber M
42 Benjamin Dunbar Benjamin Dunbar M
35 Medin Memeti Medin Memeti F
47 Kavian Rahmani Kavian Rahmani M
50 Michael Ghossaini Michael Ghossaini F
Western United

Starting lineups confirmed

4-4-2

Lineups formation

49.2

Overall player rating

77.6 %

From the perfect composition

53%

Attacking

47%

Technical

52%

Defending

43%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
33 Matthew Sutton Matthew Sutton G 23 0,0M+
13 Tate Russell Tate Russell D 24 0,1M+ 50.5
6 Tomoki Imai Tomoki Imai D 32 0,3M+ 48.5
30 Dylan Leonard Dylan Leonard D
17 Ben Garuccio Ben Garuccio D 28 0,3M+ 50.9
77 Riku Danzaki Riku Danzaki M 23 0,3M+ 47.7
32 Angus Thurgate Angus Thurgate M 23 0,2M+ 49.3
23 Rhys Bozinovski Rhys Bozinovski M 18
10 Matthew Grimaldi Matthew Grimaldi M
24 Michael Ruhs Michael Ruhs F 21
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki Hiroshi Ibusuki F 32 0,6M+ 48.5
Substitute
1 Tom Heward-Belle Tom Heward-Belle G 26 0,1M+
22 Kane Vidmar Kane Vidmar D
34 James York James York M
37 Luke Vickery Luke Vickery F
7 Ramy Najjarine Ramy Najjarine F 23 0,1M+ 49.3
19 Noah Botic Noah Botic F 21
14 Jake Najdovski Jake Najdovski F

Events: Melbourne City

A-League A-League
Round 26
2025-04-11 Melbourne City - Brisbane Roar -
Round 25
2025-04-05 Melbourne City - Central Coast Mariners -
Round 24
2025-03-29 Sydney FC - Melbourne City -
Round 14
2025-03-12 Melbourne City - Newcastle Jets -
Round 22
2025-03-07 Melbourne City - Macarthur FC -
Round 21
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City 0 - 1
Round 20
2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory - Melbourne City 2 - 2
Round 19
2025-02-15 Melbourne City - Perth Glory 1 - 0
Round 18
2025-02-07 Adelaide United - Melbourne City 1 - 0
Round 16
2025-01-25 Macarthur FC - Melbourne City 1 - 0

Odds

Full time
Books 1 X 2
Bet365
2.15
3.7
3.1
Double chance
Books 1X X2 12
Bet365
1.36
1.67
1.29
1st half
Books 1 X 2
Bet365
2.75
2.3
3.5
Draw no bet
Books 1 2
Bet365
1.57
2.25
Both teams to score
Books Yes No
Bet365
1.57
2.25
Match goals 0.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.04
13
Match goals 1.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.2
4.5
Match goals 2.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.67
2.2
Match goals 3.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
2.63
1.5
Match goals 4.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
4.5
1.2
Match goals 5.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
9
1.07
Match goals 6.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
19
1.02
Match goals 7.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
34
1.01
Match goals 8.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
51
1
Asian handicap
Books (-0.25) Melbourne City (0.25) Western United
Bet365
1.91
1.99
Corners 2-Way 10.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.83
1.83
Cards in match 3.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.91
1.8

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Match stats

Melbourne City

Western United
48% Ball possession 52%
13 Fouls 6
425 Passes 457
6 Free kicks 13
14 Total shots 7
6 Shots on target 2
1 Hit woodwork 0
6 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside box 2
4 Shots outside box 5
21 Touches in penalty area 16
343 Accurate passes 348
8 Throw-ins 25
44 Final third entries 68
59/85 (69%) Final third phase 66/120 (55%)
19/55 (35%) Long balls 20/56 (36%)
46% Duels 54%
33/73 (45%) Ground duels 40/73 (55%)
15/32 (47%) Aerial duels 17/32 (53%)
10 Interceptions 9
64 Recoveries 49
22 Tackles 16
4/13 (31%) Crosses 2/21 (10%)
5/17 (29%) Dribbles 11/18 (61%)
73% Tackles won 63%
22 Total tackles 16
46 Clearances 15
4 Dispossessed 15
14 Total shots 7
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
0 Errors lead to a shot 2
2 Total saves 4
4 Big chances 0
2 Corner kicks 7
3 Big chances missed 0
0 Big saves 2
6 Goal kicks 7
0 Fouled in final third 4
2 Offsides 2
1 High claims 0
1 Big chances scored 0
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Errors lead to a goal 1
1 Through balls 0
54% Ball possession 46%
255 Passes 210
2 Free kicks 6
8 Total shots 3
2 Shots on target 1
1 Hit woodwork 0
4 Shots off target 0
2 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside box 1
2 Shots outside box 2
211 Accurate passes 160
4 Throw-ins 10
24 Final third entries 26
11/28 (39%) Long balls 10/26 (38%)
44% Duels 56%
16/34 (47%) Ground duels 18/34 (53%)
5/14 (36%) Aerial duels 9/14 (64%)
6 Interceptions 8
35 Recoveries 27
12 Tackles 9
3/10 (30%) Crosses 1/13 (8%)
2/9 (22%) Dribbles 3/8 (38%)
75% Tackles won 67%
12 Total tackles 9
28 Clearances 7
2 Dispossessed 7
8 Total shots 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
1 Total saves 1
3 Big chances 0
2 Corner kicks 4
2 Big chances missed 0
0 Goal kicks 4
0 Fouled in final third 2
1 Offsides 2
1 Big chances scored 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Through balls 0
41% Ball possession 59%
1 Big chances 0
6 Total shots 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
0 Corner kicks 3
170 Passes 247
10 Tackles 7
4 Free kicks 7
3 Yellow cards 1
6 Total shots 4
4 Shots on target 1
0 Hit woodwork 0
2 Shots off target 2
0 Blocked shots 1
4 Shots inside box 1
2 Shots outside box 3
0 Big chances scored 0
1 Big chances missed 0
0 Fouled in final third 2
1 Offsides 0
132 Accurate passes 188
4 Throw-ins 15
20 Final third entries 42
8/27 (30%) Long balls 10/30 (33%)
1/3 (33%) Crosses 1/8 (13%)
47% Duels 53%
2 Dispossessed 8
17/39 (44%) Ground duels 22/39 (56%)
10/18 (56%) Aerial duels 8/18 (44%)
70% Tackles won 57%
10 Total tackles 7
4 Interceptions 1
29 Recoveries 22
18 Clearances 8
1 Total saves 3
6 Goal kicks 3
3/8 (38%) Dribbles 8/10 (80%)
1 Through balls 0

Series 15

General

melbourne-city Melbourne City + western-united Western United No losses 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City No wins 3

melbourne-city Melbourne City Without clean sheet 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City Both teams scoring 4 of 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City First to score 5 of 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City First half winner 5 of 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City Less than 4.5 cards 9 of 9

melbourne-city Melbourne City Less than 10.5 corners 7 of 8

western-united Western United Wins 4

western-united Western United More than 2.5 goals 6 of 8

western-united Western United Less than 4.5 cards 8 of 10

western-united Western United More than 10.5 corners 6 of 8

Personal meetings

melbourne-city Melbourne City + western-united Western United More than 2.5 goals 5 of 7

melbourne-city Melbourne City + western-united Western United Less than 4.5 cards 5 of 6

melbourne-city Melbourne City Wins 3

melbourne-city Melbourne City First to score 5 of 7

western-united Western United Without clean sheet 7

Media

Melbourne City 2 - 0 Western United

59' Benjamin Mazzeo

2025-01-07

Melbourne City 1 - 0 Western United

32' Harry Politidis

2025-01-07

Melbourne City 2 - 0 Western United

Full Highlights

2025-01-07

Melbourne City - Western United

Australia, A-League, match Melbourne City - Western United, start time 2025-01-07 07:00:00 international time.

Melbourne City and Western United takes part in the championship A-League, Australia.

The match will take place at the stadium AAMI Park in the city Melbourne, Australia. Stadium capacity AAMI Park is 30 050 people.

Head Referee - Adam Bavcar. Accounting for yellow and red cards: Adam Bavcar played 2 matches, noted 9 of yellow cards and 0 of red.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: Western United

A-League A-League
Round 27
2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar - Western United -
Round 26
2025-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers - Western United -
Round 25
2025-04-05 Western United - Perth Glory -
Round 23
2025-03-16 Newcastle Jets - Western United -
Round 22
2025-03-08 Western United - Wellington Phoenix -
Round 21
2025-02-28 Central Coast Mariners - Western United 1 - 3
Round 20
2025-02-23 Western United - Adelaide United 3 - 0
Round 19
2025-02-15 Western United - Auckland FC 0 - 2
Round 18
2025-02-09 Macarthur FC - Western United 2 - 2
Round 14
2025-01-29 Western United - Central Coast Mariners 2 - 2

Standings

A-League: 2024-2025
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Auckland FC Auckland FC 18 12 4 2 36:17 40
2
Western United Western United 19 9 5 5 36:27 32
3
Adelaide United Adelaide United 18 9 5 4 38:34 32
4
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers 19 9 4 6 43:32 31
5
Melbourne City Melbourne City 18 9 4 5 25:17 31
6
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 19 8 6 5 28:23 30
7
Sydney FC Sydney FC 19 8 5 6 41:30 29
8
Macarthur FC Macarthur FC 19 7 4 8 33:28 25
9
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 17 6 3 8 26:27 21
10
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 19 4 9 6 21:34 21
11
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 18 5 4 9 17:26 19
12
Perth Glory Perth Glory 20 2 5 13 13:45 11
13
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 17 1 4 12 19:36 7

Referee

Adam Bavcar

Adam Bavcar

2

Total games

4.5

Average per match

0

Average per match

Location

Australia

Country

Melbourne

City

AAMI Park

Stadium

30 050

Capacity