Melbourne City FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC · A-League
Melbourne City FC
7-8-7
3 – 0
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC
5-6-12
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · Melbourne · Australia
Melbourne City FC put 3 past Western Sydney Wanderers FC, who managed 0 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (crowd 4,458). Andreas Kuen scored the winner at the 23-minute mark and it went to 2-0 when Marcus Younis scored after 33 minutes; it went to 3-0 when Elbasan Rashani scored at the 49-minute mark. A red card went to Marcus Younis at the 67-minute mark The game had six bookings. On 52% of the ball Western Sydney shot 17 times to 15 for Melbourne C. Melbourne C hit the target 8 times from 15 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- A-League Australia
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- Ground
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · Melbourne · Australia
- Crowd
- 4,458
- Referee
- Lachlan Keevers
- Melbourne C form
- WLLLD
- Western Sydney form
- LLLDD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne C | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Western Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
12Fouls6
2Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
0Offsides0
8Corner Kicks3
3Saves5
48.1%Possession51.9%
15Shots17
8On Goal4
50%On Target %20%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots5
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 3-0
🟨Nathaniel Atkinson
88'
85'
🟨Angus Thurgate
🔁Emin Durakovicreplacing Daniel Arzani
83'
80'
🔁Alou Kuolreplacing Jai Rose
75'
🟨Anthony Pantazopoulos
🔁Harrison Shillingtonreplacing Andreas Kuen
73'
🟥Marcus Younis
67'
66'
🔁Awan Lualreplacing Dylan Scicluna
🔁Kavian Rahmanireplacing Elbasan Rashani
66'
🔁Andrew Nabboutreplacing Max Caputo
66'
62'
🟨Jai Rose
⚽Elbasan Rashani
49'3 - 0
🔁Zane Schreiberreplacing Ryan Teague
45'
Half-time · 2-0
🟨Andreas Kuen
43'
⚽Marcus Younis
33'2 - 0
⚽Andreas Kuen
23'1 - 0
🟨Marcus Younis
13'
Kick-off
Teams
Melbourne City FC4-3-3
30⚽🟨↓Kuen
28⚽🟥Younis
17↓Caputo
14↓Arzani
11⚽↓Rashani
8↓Teague
16Behich
26Souprayen
13🟨Atkinson
22Ferreyra
40Nieuwenhuizen
Bench
- 60Lachie Charles
- 2Harrison Delbridge
- 47Kavian Rahmanion for Elbasan Rashani, 66'
- 19Zane Schreiberon for Ryan Teague, 45'
- 39Emin Durakovicon for Daniel Arzani, 83'
- 36Harrison Shillingtonon for Andreas Kuen, 73'
- 15Andrew Nabbouton for Max Caputo, 66'
Western Sydney Wanderers FC4-4-1-1
23Kraev
32🟨Thurgate
5↓Scicluna
38🟨↓Rose
8Ugarkovic
21Hammond
3Gersbach
22🟨Pantazopoulos
14Cancar
25Brillante
20Thomas
Bench
- 17Jarrod Carluccio
- 19Ruon Tongyik
- 53Oscar Morrison
- 30Jordan Holmes
- 45Alou Kuolon for Jai Rose, 80'
- 37Alaat Abdul-Rahman
- 39Awan Lualon for Dylan Scicluna, 66'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Macarthur FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Brisbane Roar FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Auckland FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Melbourne Victory | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Melbourne City FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 |  Central Coast Mariners FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 |  Adelaide United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Perth Glory FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Meetings
1Melbourne C wins
3Level
1Western Sydney wins
Last times they met
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Western Sydney
1–1
Melbourne C · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
1–1
Melbourne C · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
2–2
Melbourne C · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
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Melbourne C
0–2
Western Sydney · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
1–2
Melbourne C · 2023-24 Australian A-League Men
Form
Last games: Melbourne C
L3-0D1-1L0-0W1-0D1-1
Last games: Western Sydney
L3-2W4-0L2-1D2-2L4-2
