Melbourne City and BG Pathum United get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.
15 - 8 - 4 with 41-18. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for BG Pathum United when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. BG Pathum United play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
It's no vacation for neither Melbourne City nor BG Pathum United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City have collected 22 points from their A-League home games so far after 6-4-2.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw vs BG Pathum United in the AFC Champions League last time out and are hoping for a victory here. The goalie Glover was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.12 out of ten. Glover topped it up with a clean sheet.
The Melbourne City manager Kisnorbo has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
BG Pathum United form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals.5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of BG Pathum United playing as the away team in the Thai Premier League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Melbourne City in their previous outing. The AFC Champions League battle ended 0-0. Midfield player Charoe was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.15/10. Charoe hit three key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 24 total).
hometeam won
Pathum are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). BG Pathum United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier on this match year: BG Pathum United - Melbourne 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 14 goals |  M. Leckie 9 goals |   D. Gama 9 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
BG Pathum United missing players
| Melbourne City | BG Pathum United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 53 | 25 | Scored | S | 29 | 56 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 12% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 49% | ||
| 10.6 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | BG Pathum United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ceres Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 36 |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -25 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Buriram United | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 62 |
| 2 | BG Pathum United | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 57 |
| 3 | Bangkok United | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Muang Thong United | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Nong Bua Pitchaya | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | Chiangrai United | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -3 | 44 |
| 7 | Chonburi | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 43 |
| 8 | Khon Kaen United | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 37 |
| 9 | Port | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | BEC Tero Sasana | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 34 |
| 12 | Ratchaburi | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Prachuap | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Suphanburi | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Samut Prakan City | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Chiangmai United | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -27 | 16 |
