Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City
Ref: Alexander George King, AustraliaCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Barbarouses scored for Western Sydney Wanderers; Caputo replied for Melbourne City. Western Sydney Wanderers held 37% possession to 63% for Melbourne City. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
⚽
Barbarouses
Assist: Borello
13'
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Caputo
Assist: Kuen
34'
Kanamori
Yellow Card
Second Half
Thurgate
Yellow Card
⇄
Simmons
⇄
Ugarković
70'
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Leckie
70'
⇄
Kuen
70'
⇄
Rashani
71'
Rahmani
Yellow Card
⇄
Barbarouses
80'
⇄
Kanamori
Kuol
Yellow Card
90+1'
⇄
Atkinson
⇄
Thurgate
⇄
Borello
| # | 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
6Won
Statistical edge
6–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack3 · 1 won
13
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
5
8
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
387
Total passes
663
318
Accurate passes
577
82%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
2
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2
Melbourne City
4-3-3Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3A. GersbachD
- 4A. BonetigD
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 9K. BarbarousesF
- 20L. ThomasG
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 23B. KraevM
- 25J. BrillanteM
- 26B. BorelloF
- 31A. SimmonsD
- 32A. ThurgateM
Substitutes
- 2G. CléùrD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 19R. TongyikD
- 21A. HammondF
- 30J. HolmesG
- 39A. LualF
- 45A. KuolF
Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 7M. LeckieM
- 10T. KanamoriF
- 11E. RashaniF
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 27K. TrewinM
- 30A. KuenM
Substitutes
- 4L. BonetigD
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 38Beckham BakerF
- 39E. DurakovicM
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Brillante | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Alex Bonetig | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aidan Simmons | D | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Awan Lual | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Cléúr | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alou Kuol | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Max Caputo | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Trewin | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Elbasan Rashani | F | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathew Leckie | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | F | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Bonetig | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dakota Ochsenham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beckham Baker | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |