Melbourne City host Western Sydney Wanderers for another appealing A-League match here at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Western Sydney Wanderers have scored away.
Western Sydney Wanderers have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
These are active days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the Ffa Cup. This match was also played here at AAMI Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Western Sydney Wanderers have had more rest.
Melbourne City form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Melbourne City have to build on here at AAMI Park in the A-League.
Melbourne City drew their last game, also a home match. Wellington Phoenix (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) (placed 11th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A painful moment in the game against Wellington Phoenix (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) was the missed penalty kick from Jamieson in the 26th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a A-League home game that ended 2-2 versus Melbourne Victory.The Melbourne City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Melbourne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
Things could have gone better for Western Sydney Wanderers in their A-League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Wanderers have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Koutroumbis was the goal scorer.
Wanderers lost away at Central Coast Mariners (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Hemed, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.43. Hemed hit four key passes.
A loss against Macarthur was the result prior to that, in a home game.It's early days yet, but Western Sydney Wanderers has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Melbourne won seven, Western Sydney Wanderers triumphed in two and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 2 goals |  A. Nabbout 2 goals |   T. Hemed 2 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Melbourne City | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 8 | 8.5 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.8 | 20.2 | 23.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 16.8 |
| 6.4 | 6.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 22% | 19% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 10 | 8.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- All of Western Sydney Wanderers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Western Sydney Wanderers have scored away.
- Melbourne City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Melbourne City | Last season | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 62 | 41 | Scored | S | 19 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 89% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 85% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 58% | ||
| 46% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 42% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 27% | ||
| 61% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 65% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 23% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17.9 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 15.6 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.9 | 16.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 Victory | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Macarthur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Western United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Sydney | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
