Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Ref: L. KeeversAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne City beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 in their A-League fixture. Kuen, Younis, and Rashani scored for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.24 for Melbourne City versus 1.57 for Western Sydney Wanderers. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Western Sydney Wanderers are 12th.
First Half
Younis
Yellow Card
⚽
Kuen
Assist: Younis
⚽
Younis
Kuen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Teague
⚽
Rashani
Assist: Younis
62'
Rose
Yellow Card
66'
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Scicluna
⇄
Caputo
⇄
Rashani
Younis
Red Card
Younis
Yellow Card
⇄
Kuen
75'
Pantazopoulos
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Rose
⇄
Arzani
85'
Thurgate
Yellow Card
Atkinson
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne CityWestern Sydney Wanderers
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.24VS1.57
Attack2 · 3 won
15
Shots
17
8
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
12
5
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
8
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
417
Total passes
453
333
Accurate passes
391
80%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 4 won
12
Fouls
6
4
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
5
Melbourne City
4-3-3
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-1-1Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 11Elbasan RashaniF
- 13Nathaniel Caleb AtkinsonD
- 14Daniel ArzaniM
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 17Max CaputoF
- 22Germán Julio César FerreyraD
- 26Samuel SouprayenD
- 28Marcus YounisF
- 30Andreas KuenM
- 40James Sigurd NieuwenhuizenG
Substitutes
- 2Harrison Andrew DelbridgeD
- 15Andrew NabboutF
- 19Zane SchreiberM
- 36Harrison ShillingtonD
- 39Emin DurakovicM
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
- 60Lachie CharlesG
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 14Phillip CancarD
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 21Aydan Johnathan HammondM
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevF
- 25Joshua BrillanteD
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateF
- 38J. RoseM
Substitutes
- 17Jarrod CarluccioF
- 19Ruon Kuk TongyikD
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
- 39A. LualF
- 45Alou Mawien KuolF
- 53O. MorrisonM
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Younis | F | 67 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 73 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Elbasan Rashani | F | 66 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Arzani | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Caputo | F | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lachlan Jason Charles | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Delbridge | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozhidar Kraev | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Angus Thurgate | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Jai Rose | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua Brillante | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Aydan Hammond | M | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/9 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alaat Abdul-Rahman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Awan Lual | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alou Kuol | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |