Melbourne City vs Western United – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

Full Time

1:2

Western United

Highlights and Stats

Melbourne City and Western United will come up against one another in a battle that will go down at AAMI Park. Both sides are set to meet on Saturday for a 1st round encounter of the new season in the A-League.

Melbourne City vs Western United Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/04/22	Last 13 Games
Melbourne City	win	? Waway Whome Whome Lhome Daway Laway Lhome Laway Whome Whome Daway Whome Waway
Western United	loss	? Lhome Laway Laway Waway Dhome Whome Waway Whome Laway Laway Dhome Laway Lhome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest encounter was a win for Melbourne City, with the score of 3:1 away from home. The two teams faced each other on 22nd of April 2023. Melbourne City are currently on a streak of three consecutive wins. Playing at home turned out advantageous in the latest 10 direct clashes. The hosts went all guns on their opponents and secured 6 wins, while losing 3 times. As many as 1 of the previous 10 meetings ended in a draw. Three of the last five clashes saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and four featured more than two and a half goals. Melbourne City did not concede in one of those meetings, and Western United kept a clean sheet on one occasion. The previous five encounters ended with an average of 3.40 goals.

Melbourne City vs Western United Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 13 games

Melbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  1.62

  1.08

• Fouls

  11.00

  10.23

• Corners

  7.54

  3.85

• Offsides

  1.23

  1.15

• Cards

  2.08

  2.08

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2023/04/22 A-League

Melbourne CityHWestern United

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  11

  9

• Corners

  2

  6

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  70%

  30%

2023/01/07 A-League

HMelbourne CityWestern United

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  8

  10

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  0

  0

• Posession

  53%

  47%

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

The efforts of Melbourne City proved enough to secure a 1:2 victory away from home against Zhejiang in the AFC Champions League on October 4. Disregarding their last game, the club experienced a streak without a triumph for two consecutive matches with a total of 1 loss and 1 draw recorded in the process. It appears location has little to no impact on how Melbourne City’s previous 10 encounters unfolded. These ended in 3 home victories and 5 wins for the visiting sides. The outfit finished in draws in only 2 of the preceding 10 meetings. Four of the last five clashes 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 failed to score a goal in just one games. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 matches ended with an average of 2.40 goals.

• Goals
  1.78
• Fouls
  12.56
• Corners
  5.56
• Offsides
  2.00
• Cards
  1.89
• Posession
  61%

Western United Form

In their most recent match Western United played against Sydney , with the final score being a 3:0 away defeat. Not counting its previous encounter, the team was on a streak of three victories in succession. Being the host did not help significantly during Western United’s recent 10 clashes as the visitors ended up winning seven of the these. Only one of the side’s last 10 outings resulted in a draw. All but one of the team’s five last matches had over 2.5 goals and two witnessed goals at both ends of the field. Western United kept two clean sheets and they didn’t score in only one of those encounters. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five meetings amounts to 16.

• Goals
  1.22
• Fouls
  10.00
• Corners
  7.22
• Offsides
  1.89
• Cards
  2.11
• Posession
  42%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Jamie Young
• D25Callum Talbot
• D4Nuno Reis
• D22Curtis Good
• D16Aziz Behich
• M10Tolgay Arslan
• M6Steven Ugarković
• M21Alessandro Lopane
• M8Hamza Sakhi
• M44Marin Jakoliš
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Jamie Young 25 Callum Talbot 4 Nuno Reis 22 Curtis Good 16 Aziz Behich 10 Tolgay Arslan 6 Steven Ugarković 21 Alessandro Lopane 8 Hamza Sakhi 44 Marin Jakoliš 9 Jamie MacLaren

Western United

Formation:4-4-2

• G1Tom Heward-Belle
• D19Joshua Risdon
• D6Tomoki Imai
• D27Jacob Tratt
• D17Ben Garuccio
• M11Daniel Penha
• M10Steven Lustica
• M32Angus Thurgate
• M77Riku Danzaki
• F8Lachlan Wales
• F38Noah Botic

1 Tom Heward-Belle 19 Joshua Risdon 6 Tomoki Imai 27 Jacob Tratt 17 Ben Garuccio 11 Daniel Penha 10 Steven Lustica 32 Angus Thurgate 77 Riku Danzaki 8 Lachlan Wales 38 Noah Botic

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	5/10	4/9	-	45.17%	2.21
DRAW	1/10	4/9	1/9	19.65%	5.09
Western United WIN	4/10	-	3/9	35.18%	2.84
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	5/9	7/9	64.00%	1.56
BTTS	5/10	7/9	5/9	60.00%	1.67
Over 4.5 Cards	2/10	5/9	2/9	31.33%	3.19
Over 10.5 Corners	7/10	3/9	6/9	58.00%	1.72
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	6/10	4/9	-	53.00%	1.89
Western United over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	4/9	36.50%	2.74

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsWestern United

• 90+4`
  C. TalbotRoughing
• 89`
  (in) M. Caputo(out) T. Arslan
• 87`
  1 - 2

  N. Botic (pen.)
• 82`
  (in) M. Ruhs(out) L. Wales
• 82`
  (in) T. Antonis(out) H. Sakhi
• 80`
  (in) C. O'Toole(out) B. Garuccio
• 78`
  (in) R. Najjarine(out) Daniel Penha
• 73`
  (in) Leo Natel(out) A. Lopane
• 73`
  H. SakhiFoul
• 62`
  T. ArslanJ. Maclaren

  1 - 1
• 60`
  0 - 1

  L. Wales
• 53`
  Daniel PenhaElbowing
• 33`
  J. MaclarenGoal Disallowed - offside
• 5`
  J. RisdonTripping

Players Ratings

Melbourne CityvsWestern United

• 10Tolgay Arslan

  8.2 / 10
• 16Aziz Behich

  7.5 / 10
• 8Hamza Sakhi

  7.3 / 10
• 22Curtis Good

  7.2 / 10
• 6Steven Ugarković

  7.2 / 10
• 4Nuno Reis

  7 / 10
• 21Alessandro Lopane

  7 / 10
• 11Léo Natel

  6.9 / 10
• 1Jamie Young

  6.7 / 10
• 44Marin Jakoliš

  6.6 / 10
• 9Jamie MacLaren

  6.6 / 10
• 37Max Caputo

  6.5 / 10
• 25Callum Talbot

  6.2 / 10
• 17Terry Antonis

  6.2 / 10

• 8Lachlan Wales

  8 / 10
• 1Tom Heward-Belle

  7.9 / 10
• 19Joshua Risdon

  7.3 / 10
• 17Ben Garuccio

  7.3 / 10
• 38Noah Botic

  7.3 / 10
• 27Jacob Tratt

  7 / 10
• 77Riku Danzaki

  7 / 10
• 6Tomoki Imai

  6.9 / 10
• 11Daniel Penha

  6.9 / 10
• 10Steven Lustica

  6.9 / 10
• 32Angus Thurgate

  6.9 / 10
• 24Connor O'Toole

  6.7 / 10
• 7Ramy Najjarine

  6.6 / 10
• 9Michael Ruhs

  6.2 / 10