Melbourne City Vs Western Sydney Wanderers (4 April 2026)

Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City secured a 3-0 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League action. A. Kuen opened the scoring for Melbourne City in the 23th minute. Melbourne City dominated with 3 goals to 0.

Goal Timeline

23' - A. Kuen (assist: M. Younis)
33' - M. Younis
49' - E. Rashani (assist: M. Younis)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Melbourne City (5), Western Sydney Wanderers (2)
Discipline: 8 card(s) shown

M. Younis received a Yellow Card in the 13th minute; A. Kuen received a Yellow Card in the 43th minute; J. Rose received a Yellow Card in the 62th minute; M. Younis received a Red Card in the 67th minute; M. Younis received a Yellow Card in the 67th minute; A. Pantazopoulos received a Yellow Card in the 75th minute; A. Thurgate received a Yellow Card in the 85th minute; received a Yellow Card in the 88th minute

Match Events

88'

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

85'

Western Sydney Wanderers

A. Thurgate

Yellow Card

83'

Melbourne City

D. Arzani

Substitution: E. Durakovic

Substitution 5

80'

Western Sydney Wanderers

J. Rose

Substitution: A. Kuol

Substitution 2

75'

Western Sydney Wanderers

A. Pantazopoulos

Yellow Card

72'

Melbourne City

A. Kuen

Substitution: H. Shillington

Substitution 4

67'

Western Sydney Wanderers

D. Scicluna

Substitution: A. Lual

Substitution 1

67'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Yellow Card

67'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Red Card

66'

Melbourne City

M. Caputo

Substitution: A. Nabbout

Substitution 3

66'

Melbourne City

E. Rashani

Substitution: K. Rahmani

Substitution 2

62'

Western Sydney Wanderers

J. Rose

Yellow Card

49'

Melbourne City

E. Rashani

Substitution: M. Younis

Normal Goal

46'

Melbourne City

R. Teague

Substitution: Z. Schreiber

Substitution 1

43'

Melbourne City

A. Kuen

Yellow Card

33'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Normal Goal

23'

Melbourne City

A. Kuen

Substitution: M. Younis

Normal Goal

13'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Yellow Card

88'

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

85'

A. Thurgate

Western Sydney Wanderers

Yellow Card

83'

D. Arzani

Melbourne City

Substitution 5 • Assist: E. Durakovic

80'

J. Rose

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 2 • Assist: A. Kuol

75'

A. Pantazopoulos

Western Sydney Wanderers

Yellow Card

72'

A. Kuen

Melbourne City

Substitution 4 • Assist: H. Shillington

67'

D. Scicluna

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 1 • Assist: A. Lual

67'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

67'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Red Card

66'

M. Caputo

Melbourne City

Substitution 3 • Assist: A. Nabbout

66'

E. Rashani

Melbourne City

Substitution 2 • Assist: K. Rahmani

62'

J. Rose

Western Sydney Wanderers

Yellow Card

49'

E. Rashani

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: M. Younis

46'

R. Teague

Melbourne City

Substitution 1 • Assist: Z. Schreiber

43'

A. Kuen

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

33'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Normal Goal

23'

A. Kuen

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: M. Younis

13'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

52%

Ball Possession

48%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

453

Total passes

415

394

Passes accurate

332

87%

Passes %

80%

Last 5 Results

Melbourne City

vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0

vs Perth Glory 1-1

vs Sydney 1-0

vs Buriram United 0-0

vs Buriram United 1-1

Western Sydney Wanderers

vs Melbourne City 0-3

vs Adelaide United 2-4

vs Brisbane Roar 2-2

vs Newcastle Jets 1-2

vs Macarthur 4-0

Player Stats

Melbourne City Formation

8.3

Marcus Younis

6.2

Max Caputo

7.6

Elbasan Rashani

7.9

Andreas Kuen

7.5

Ryan Teague

7.2

Daniel Arzani

7.2

Nathaniel Atkinson

7.5

Germán Ferreyra

7.5

Samuel Souprayen

7.7

Aziz Behich

6.6

James Nieuwenhuizen

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
James NieuwenhuizenG	G	6.6	90'	0	0	0	55%	1 / 1
Nathaniel AtkinsonD	D	7.2	90'	0	0	1	80%	4 / 9
Germán FerreyraD	D	7.5	90'	0	0	1	96%	4 / 8
Samuel SouprayenD	D	7.5	90'	0	0	0	91%	4 / 7
Aziz BehichD	D	7.7	90'	0	0	1	86%	5 / 6
Andreas KuenM	M	7.9	73'	1	0	1	82%	2 / 4
Ryan TeagueM	M	7.5	45'	0	0	0	76%	3 / 5
Daniel ArzaniM	M	7.2	83'	0	0	2	85%	5 / 8
Marcus YounisF	F	8.3	67'	1	2	3	62%	7 / 13
Max CaputoF	F	6.2	66'	0	0	1	71%	0 / 7
Elbasan RashaniF	F	7.6	66'	1	0	1	82%	3 / 7

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Zane SchreiberM	M	7.0	45'	1	77%	3 / 4
Kavian RahmaniF	F	6.7	24'	0	67%	2 / 4
Andrew NabboutF	F	6.3	24'	0	75%	1 / 4
Harrison ShillingtonD	D	6.6	17'	0	67%	0 / 0
Emin DurakovicM	M	6.7	12'	1	83%	1 / 2
Harrison DelbridgeD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Lachlan Jason CharlesG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Western Sydney Wanderers Formation

6.2

Lawrence Thomas

6.9

Phillip Čančar

6.2

Joshua Brillante

6.7

Anthony Pantazopoulos

5.9

Alex Gersbach

5.2

Aydan Hammond

6.9

Steven Ugarković

6.7

Dylan Scicluna

6.3

Jai Rose

6.6

Angus Thurgate

7.0

Bozhidar Kraev

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Lawrence ThomasG	G	6.2	90'	0	87%	1 / 1
Phillip ČančarD	D	6.9	90'	1	97%	6 / 7
Joshua BrillanteD	D	6.2	90'	0	97%	3 / 8
Anthony PantazopoulosD	D	6.7	90'	1	86%	4 / 7
Alex GersbachD	D	5.9	90'	0	73%	7 / 12
Aydan HammondM	M	5.2	90'	2	75%	1 / 13
Steven UgarkovićM	M	6.9	90'	2	92%	3 / 4
Dylan SciclunaM	M	6.7	66'	1	87%	3 / 8
Jai RoseM	M	6.3	80'	1	93%	5 / 8
Angus ThurgateF	F	6.6	90'	0	87%	1 / 5
Bozhidar KraevF	F	7.0	90'	2	68%	7 / 10

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Awan LualF	F	6.6	24'	1	83%	2 / 2
Alou KuolF	F	6.5	10'	1	-	1 / 4
Jordan HolmesG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Oscar MorrisonM	M	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Jarrod CarluccioF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Ruon TongyikD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Alaat Abdul-RahmanF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Melbourne City

Matches (H): 9 (A): 12

Attack: 33%
Defense: 33%

Western Sydney Wanderers

Matches (H): 11 (A): 11

Attack: 92%
Defense: 8%

	Melbourne City	Western Sydney Wanderers
Goals For	1.1	1.3
Goals Against	1.1	1.7
Clean Sheets	3	2
Failed To Score	3	3
Attack Strength (%)	33	92
Defense Strength (%)	33	8

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (69.2% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Melbourne City 52.2%

Draw 6.4%

Western Sydney Wanderers 41.4%

Double Chance

Melbourne City or
Draw 58.6%

Western Sydney Wanderers or
Draw 47.8%

Melbourne City or
Western Sydney Wanderers 93.6%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	90.9%	9.1%
1.5	69.2%	30.8%
2.5	43.0%	57.0%
3.5	22.1%	77.9%
4.5	9.6%	90.4%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 52.6%

No 47.4%

No Clean Sheet

Melbourne City
To Concede 69.9%

Western Sydney Wanderers
To Concede 75.3%

Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City

Final Score

Western Sydney Wanderers

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