A-League · Regular Season - 17
Tuesday, 7 January 2025 · 15:00 · AAMI Park, Melbourne · Referee: A. Bavcar
Melbourne City2 : 0
Full-time
Western UnitedHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 32'H. PolitidisNormal Goal
- 41'Steven UgarkovićYellow Card
- 41'Angus ThurgateYellow Card
- 51'L. Wong (assist: Z. Schreiber)Substitution 1
- 59'B. Mazzeo (assist: A. Sulemani)Normal Goal
- 63'Zane SchreiberYellow Card
- 64'B. Garuccio (assist: K. Vidmar)Substitution 1
- 64'H. Ibusuki (assist: N. Botić)Substitution 2
- 64'R. Danzaki (assist: L. Vickery)Substitution 3
- 73'N. Atkinson (assist: G. Ferreyra)Substitution 2
- 73'A. Sulemani (assist: M. Memeti)Substitution 3
- 73'B. Mazzeo (assist: K. Rahmani)Substitution 4
- 73'M. Ruhs (assist: J. Najdovski)Substitution 4
- 73'M. Grimaldi (assist: R. Najjarine)Substitution 5
- 84'Samuel SouprayenYellow Card
- 86'S. Ugarković (assist: B. Dunbar)Substitution 5
- 90'Benjamin DunbarYellow Card
- 90'Rhys BozinovskiYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal2
14Total Shots7
2Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox2
4Shots outsidebox5
13Fouls6
2Corner Kicks7
2Offsides2
48%Ball Possession52%
4Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves4
426Total passes454
343Passes accurate346
81%Passes %76%
-expected_goals-
-goals_prevented-
Melbourne City4-1-4-1
Starting XI
- 33P. Beach(G)
- 2C. Talbot(D)
- 27K. Trewin(D)
- 26S. Souprayen(D)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 6S. Ugarković(M)
- 46B. Mazzeo(M)
- 13N. Atkinson(M)
- 41L. Wong(M)
- 38H. Politidis(M)
- 20A. Sulemani(F)
Substitutes
- 19Z. Schreiber(M)
- 22G. Ferreyra(D)
- 35M. Memeti(F)
- 47K. Rahmani(M)
- 42B. Dunbar(M)
- 50M. Ghossaini(F)
- 1J. Young(G)
Western United4-4-2
Starting XI
- 33M. Sutton(G)
- 13T. Russell(D)
- 6T. Imai(D)
- 30D. Leonard(D)
- 17B. Garuccio(D)
- 10M. Grimaldi(M)
- 23R. Bozinovski(M)
- 32A. Thurgate(M)
- 77R. Danzaki(M)
- 24M. Ruhs(F)
- 9H. Ibusuki(F)
Substitutes
- 22K. Vidmar(D)
- 19N. Botić(F)
- 37L. Vickery(F)
- 14J. Najdovski(F)
- 7R. Najjarine(F)
- 34J. York(M)
- 1T. Heward-Belle(G)
Head-to-Head
- Melbourne City 1 - 1 Western UnitedSaturday, 24 May 2025
- Western United 0 - 3 Melbourne CityFriday, 16 May 2025
- Melbourne City 2 - 0 Western UnitedTuesday, 7 January 2025
- Western United 0 - 1 Melbourne CityMonday, 4 November 2024
- Melbourne City 1 - 0 Western UnitedSunday, 28 April 2024
Melbourne City — recent form
DWWDW
Western United — recent form
WWWLD
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | 18 | 47 |