Sit down for a show! The starring characters are Western United and Melbourne City, 3 points is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.
- Western United have the most points (9) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (15) in A-League
Western United and Melbourne City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Western United form and stats
Western United have played 4 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at AAMI Park.
Western United are returning here after visiting Wellington Phoenix and winning with a 1-2 scoreline. Lustica scored the goal(s). Western United drew their last game, 1-2 away at Wellington Phoenix (placed 9th). Western United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wellington Phoenix (1-2). Kilkenny (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Kilkenny hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 77 successful passes (of 84 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Melbourne Victory and winning 1-3. 1-3 away at Melbourne Victory before that. Prior to that, an away loss at Melbourne Victory.Western United aren't scoring a lot here at AAMI Park in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Western United have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Melbourne City form and stats
Things could have gone better for Melbourne City in their A-League away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
It's the second away game in a row for Melbourne, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Central Coast Mariners (placed 6th) last time out. Melbourne City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 3-1 draw at Central Coast Mariners (placed 6th). Melbourne City lost away at Central Coast Mariners (3-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Berenguer got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, top player of the team. Berenguer served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 61 successful passes (of 65 total).
Prior to that result Melbourne City won their away game at Adelaide United. The scoreline was 2-2. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Adelaide United. Preceding that game, the 2-2 loss visiting Adelaide United's place.The Melbourne City manager Kisnorbo has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. Melbourne City have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Melbourne City - Western United 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Western two wins, zero draws and Melbourne City five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 5 goals |  A. Nabbout 4 goals |   C. Pain 2 goals |
Western United missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Western United | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 57% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 14% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 7 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 14.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.7 | 17.9 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 12.3 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.7 | 11.1 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 4 |
- All of Melbourne City's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Melbourne City have not yet lost a game away.
- Melbourne City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Melbourne City have scored more than double the goals of Western United.
- Melbourne City have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (15) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (7) away in A-League
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Western United have the most clean sheets (2) at home in A-League
- Western United have the most points (9) at home in A-League
- Western United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Western United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Sydney | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
