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melbourne-city Melbourne City

Melbourne City (Australia)

western-united Western United

Western United (Australia)

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 29
2025-05-31 Melbourne City - Melbourne Victory 1 - 0
Round 28
2025-05-24 Melbourne City - Western United 1 - 1
2025-05-16 Western United - Melbourne City 0 - 3
Round 29
2025-05-03 Melbourne City - Sydney FC 5 - 1
Round 28
2025-04-26 Melbourne City - Adelaide United 0 - 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

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 28
2025-05-24 Melbourne City - Western United 1 - 1
2025-05-16 Western United - Melbourne City 0 - 3
2025-05-09 Western United - Adelaide United 3 - 2
Round 29
2025-05-03 Western United - Auckland FC 4 - 2
Round 28
2025-04-27 Western United - Sydney FC 1 - 0

Standings

A-League: 2024-2025
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Auckland FC Auckland FC 26 15 8 3 49:27 53
2
Melbourne City Melbourne City 26 14 6 6 41:25 48
3
Western United Western United 26 14 5 7 55:37 47
4
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers 26 13 7 6 58:40 46
5
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 26 12 7 7 44:36 43
6
Adelaide United Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53:55 38
7
Sydney FC Sydney FC 26 10 7 9 53:46 37
8
Macarthur FC Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 50:45 33
9
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 26 8 6 12 43:44 30
10
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 26 5 11 10 29:51 26
11
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 26 6 6 14 27:43 24
12
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 26 5 6 15 32:51 21
13
Perth Glory Perth Glory 26 4 5 17 22:56 17

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