Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City
Ref: E. SabaCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Kraev scored for Western Sydney Wanderers; Behich replied for Melbourne City. Western Sydney Wanderers held 58% possession to 42% for Melbourne City. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
19'
Younis
Yellow Card
39'
Souprayen
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Brillante
⇄
Cancar
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Gersbach
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Barbarouses
65'
⚽
Behich
67'
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Kuen
73'
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Memeti
73'
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Lopane
⚽
Kraev
Assist: Thurgate
84'
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Younis
84'
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Shillington
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Hammond
88'
Caputo
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
Carluccio
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
Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne City
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
516
Total passes
367
452
Accurate passes
294
88%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
6
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 7Ryan FraserM
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 9Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 14Phillip CancarD
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 21Aydan Johnathan HammondM
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 25Joshua BrillanteD
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateM
Substitutes
- 17Jarrod CarluccioF
- 18Jacob Brett FarrellD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevM
- 24Nathan BarrieD
- 26Brandon Joel Gaetano BorrelloF
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
- 38J. RoseM
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Patrick BeachG
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 13Nathaniel Caleb AtkinsonM
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 21Alessandro LopaneM
- 22Germán Julio César FerreyraD
- 26Samuel SouprayenD
- 28Marcus YounisM
- 30Andreas KuenM
- 35Medin MemetiF
- 36Harrison ShillingtonD
Substitutes
- 4Liam BonetigD
- 14Daniel ArzaniF
- 17Max CaputoF
- 19Zane SchreiberM
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 40James Sigurd NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Brillante | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Aydan Hammond | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jai Rose | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 28 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jacob Farrell | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Nathan Barrie | D | 32 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Alessandro Lopane | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Medin Memeti | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marcus Younis | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zane Schreiber | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Antoniou | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Arzani | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Max Caputo | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |