Melbourne City vs Western United – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

Full Time

4:0

Western United

Highlights and Stats

AAMI Park will welcome the teams of Melbourne City and Western United on Saturday for their meeting of the 11th round of the A-League Men. Melbourne City are currently occupying 1st place in the standings with 22 points, while Western United are sitting on the 10th place with 11 points.

Melbourne City vs Western United Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/10/07	Last 11 Games
Melbourne City	win	? Whome Lhome Daway Laway Lhome Laway Whome Whome Daway Whome Waway
Western United	loss	? Laway Waway Dhome Whome Waway Whome Laway Laway Dhome Laway Lhome

Worth Mentioning

The previous clash between the teams ended with the score of 2:1 to Melbourne City. It was held back on the 7th of October 2022. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 encounters, with the home side recording 6 wins and preventing their opponents from getting the better of them in 7 out of 10. Only 1 of the 10 latest meetings ended in a draw. Two of the last five games saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and two featured more than two and a half goals. Within these battles on the pitch, Melbourne City failed to keep a clean sheet and Western United achieved that feat three times. The goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets a total of 11 times for the period.

Melbourne City vs Western United Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 11 games

Melbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  1.27

  1.18

• Fouls

  11.27

  10.36

• Corners

  8.45

  3.45

• Offsides

  1.45

  1.00

• Cards

  2.18

  2.09

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2022/10/07 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  16

  9

• Corners

  11

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2022/05/28 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  9

  14

• Corners

  9

  1

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2022/03/12 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  4

  10

• Corners

  11

  3

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2022/01/29 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  13

  3

• Corners

  8

  5

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2021/12/04 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  11

  8

• Corners

  9

  4

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2021/04/01 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  9

  10

• Corners

  12

  1

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2021/01/16 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  10

  12

• Corners

  4

  8

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  43%

  57%

2020/08/26 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  12

  12

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2020/08/19 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  13

  9

• Corners

  9

  2

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2020/01/03 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  15

  13

• Corners

  6

  0

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  5

  3

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2019/10/27 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  12

  14

• Corners

  7

  4

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  6

  3

• Posession

  45%

  55%

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Melbourne City Form

In their last match Melbourne City registered a comfortable 1:3 away win versus Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Men on January 2nd. The outfit is on a streak of two successive victories. Regardless of whether hosting or visiting, the squads involved in Melbourne City’s recent 10 meetings did not gain a considerable advantage. All in all, the hosts succeeded in recording 4 victories and the visitors registered 5 triumphs. The outfit finished in a draw in only 1 of the preceding 10 clashes. Four of the last five encounters produced over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. In the course of that period, Melbourne City did not concede on two occasions. At the same time they netted at least a single goal in all. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 outings saw an average of 3.00 goals.

• Goals
  1.90
• Fouls
  15.30
• Corners
  5.70
• Offsides
  2.10
• Cards
  3.10
• Posession
  53%

Western United Form

Western United came up against Brisbane Roar on Friday and the encounter ended in a 1:1 stalemate at home. Playing on home ground had no considerable impact in Western United’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 5 wins while the guests triumphed on 3 occasions. The result was a draw in just two of the outfit’s most recent 10 games. Two of Western United’s five previous clashes finished with more than 2.5 goals and three saw both sides finding the net. Western United managed to prevent their opponents from scoring on two occasions and the team found the net at least once in each of those matches. The total of netted goals by the teams involved across their last five outings amount to 12.

• Goals
  1.50
• Fouls
  11.10
• Corners
  4.40
• Offsides
  1.70
• Cards
  2.80
• Posession
  47%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-1-4-1

• G1Tom Glover
• D25Callum Talbot
• D6Thomas Lam
• D22Curtis Good
• D38Jordan Bos
• M13Aiden O'Neill
• M23Marco Tilio
• M8Richard van der Venne
• M14Valon Berisha
• M7Mathew Leckie
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Tom Glover 25 Callum Talbot 6 Thomas Lam 22 Curtis Good 38 Jordan Bos 13 Aiden O'Neill 23 Marco Tilio 8 Richard van der Venne 14 Valon Berisha 7 Mathew Leckie 9 Jamie MacLaren

Western United

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Jamie Young
• D19Joshua Risdon
• D6Tomoki Imai
• D4Léo Lacroix
• D17Ben Garuccio
• M7Tongo Doumbia
• M88Neil Kilkenny
• M26Nicolas Milanovic
• M8Lachlan Wales
• M11Connor Pain
• F99Aleksandar Prijović

1 Jamie Young 19 Joshua Risdon 6 Tomoki Imai 4 Léo Lacroix 17 Ben Garuccio 7 Tongo Doumbia 88 Neil Kilkenny 26 Nicolas Milanovic 8 Lachlan Wales 11 Connor Pain 99 Aleksandar Prijović

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne City	Last Western United	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	4/10	7/10	-	48.42%	2.07
DRAW	2/10	1/10	2/10	15.38%	6.50
Western United WIN	4/10	-	4/10	36.20%	2.76
Over 2.5 Goals	5/10	6/10	5/10	53.00%	1.89
BTTS	5/10	5/10	7/10	56.00%	1.79
Over 4.5 Cards	2/10	8/10	5/10	47.00%	2.13
Over 10.5 Corners	8/10	2/10	7/10	59.00%	1.69
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	5/10	7/10	-	59.00%	1.69
Western United over 1.5 Goals	4/10	-	4/10	40.00%	2.50

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsWestern United

• 89`
  (in) N. Reis(out) J. Maclaren

  
• 84`
  A. NabboutR. van der Venne

  

  4 - 0
• 75`
  (in) S. Jamieson(out) M. Leckie

  
• 75`
  (in) A. Nabbout(out) M. Tilio

  
• 75`
  

  (in) A. Diamanti(out) T. Imai
• 67`
  (in) F. Berenguer(out) V. Berisha

  
• 67`
  (in) S. Galloway(out) C. Talbot

  
• 60`
  

  (in) J. Tratt(out) B. Garuccio
• 46`
  

  (in) D. Pierias(out) N. Milanovic
• 24`
  J. MaclarenM. Tilio

  

  3 - 0
• 12`
  L. Lacroix (o.g.)

  

  2 - 0
• 9`
  M. Tilio

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

Melbourne CityvsWestern United

• 

  23Marco Tilio

  8 / 10

• 

  22Curtis Good

  7.9 / 10

• 

  13Aiden O'Neill

  7.5 / 10

• 

  8Richard van der Venne

  7.5 / 10

• 

  15Andrew Nabbout

  7.5 / 10

• 

  1Tom Glover

  7.3 / 10

• 

  6Thomas Lam

  7.3 / 10

• 

  9Jamie MacLaren

  7.3 / 10

• 

  38Jordan Bos

  7.2 / 10

• 

  14Valon Berisha

  7 / 10

• 

  7Mathew Leckie

  7 / 10

• 

  3Scott Jamieson

  7 / 10

• 

  10Florin Berenguer

  6.9 / 10

• 

  2Scott Galloway

  6.7 / 10

• 

  25Callum Talbot

  6.5 / 10

• 

  7Tongo Doumbia

  6.9 / 10

• 

  88Neil Kilkenny

  6.9 / 10

• 

  11Connor Pain

  6.6 / 10

• 

  6Tomoki Imai

  6.3 / 10

• 

  99Aleksandar Prijović

  6.3 / 10

• 

  27Jacob Tratt

  6.3 / 10

• 

  5Dylan Pierias

  6.3 / 10

• 

  23Alessandro Diamanti

  6.3 / 10

• 

  19Joshua Risdon

  6.2 / 10

• 

  4Léo Lacroix

  6.2 / 10

• 

  17Ben Garuccio

  6.2 / 10

• 

  26Nicolas Milanovic

  6.2 / 10

• 

  8Lachlan Wales

  6 / 10

• 

  1Jamie Young

  5.3 / 10