Match Report
Melbourne City, 6th with 38 points, sat 17 points above Western Sydney Wanderers (12th, 21). Melbourne City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.27/1.27 for Melbourne City and 1.04/1.65 for Western Sydney Wanderers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
17 meetings are on record — 8 won by Melbourne City, 4 by Western Sydney Wanderers, 5 drawn, at 3.47 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 65% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 65%. 2.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.47.
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, capacity 30,050, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Melbourne City led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Melbourne City: Andreas Kuen (23'), Marcus Younis (33'), Elbasan Rashani (49')
Key stats
Possession: Melbourne City 48% · Western Sydney Wanderers 52% · Total shots: 15-17 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 8-3