Melbourne City 1-2 Western United — A-League, 21 Oct 2023
Western United beat Melbourne City 2-1 in the A-League on 21 October 2023 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. L. Wales, T. Arslan, N. Botić got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 3 and Western United 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 5'Foul
- 35'VARGoal cancelled
- Half-time0-0
- 53'Foul
- 0-160'
- 1-162'assist: J. Maclaren
- 73'Foul
- 73'
- 78'
- 80'
- 82'out: T. Antonis
- 82'
- 1-287'Penalty
- 89'out: Max Caputo
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.2Tolgay ArslanM
- 7.5Aziz BehichD
- 7.3Hamza SakhiM
- 7.2Steven UgarkovićM
- 7.2Curtis GoodD
- 7.0Nuno ReisD
- 7.0Alessandro LopaneM
- 6.9Léo NatelF
- 6.7Jamie YoungG
- 6.6Marin JakolišM
- 6.6Jamie MacLarenF
- 6.5Max CaputoF
- 6.2Terry AntonisM
- 6.2Callum TalbotD
Western United
- 8.0Lachlan WalesF
- 7.9Tom Heward-BelleG
- 7.3Ben GaruccioD
- 7.3Noah BoticF
- 7.3Joshua RisdonD
- 7.0Jacob TrattD
- 7.0Riku DanzakiM
- 6.9Daniel PenhaM
- 6.9Angus ThurgateM
- 6.9Steven LusticaM
- 6.9Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.7Connor O'TooleD
- 6.6Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.2Michael RuhsF
Line-ups
Western United4-4-2
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne CityR. Vidošić
Substitutes
- 17T. Antonis82'M6.2
- 2S. GallowayD
- 11Léo Natel73'F6.9
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 37Max Caputo89'F6.5
- 33Patrick BeachG
- 35Z. SchreiberM
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 33M. SuttonG
- 7R. Najjarine78'F6.6
- 24C. O'Toole80'D6.7
- 21S. PasqualiM
- 9M. Ruhs82'F6.2
- 22K. VidmarD
- 39M. GrimaldiM
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
16Total shots16
7Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots7
2Corners4
1Offsides3
10Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves6
648Total passes392
538Accurate passes318
83%Pass accuracy81%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolgay Arslan | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | 8.2 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Hamza Sakhi | 82 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Steven Ugarković | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Curtis Good | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Nuno Reis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Alessandro Lopane | 73 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Léo Natel | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jamie Young | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marin Jakoliš | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jamie MacLaren | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Max Caputo | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Terry Antonis | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Callum Talbot | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Wales | 82 | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Tom Heward-Belle | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Ben Garuccio | 80 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Noah Botic | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Jacob Tratt | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Riku Danzaki | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Penha | 78 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Steven Lustica | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Connor O'Toole | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Ruhs | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityLWDWW
- L03 Jun 23HCentral Coast Mariners1-6
- W19 May 23HSydney4-0
- D12 May 23ASydney1-1
- W28 Apr 23HWestern Sydney Wanderers3-2
- W22 Apr 23AWestern United3-1
Western UnitedWLWLD
- W29 Apr 23APerth Glory2-1
- L22 Apr 23HMelbourne City1-3
- W16 Apr 23AAdelaide United1-0
- L07 Apr 23HCentral Coast Mariners0-3
- D01 Apr 23ASydney3-3
Head-to-head
- 22 Apr 23Western United1-3Melbourne City
- 07 Jan 23Melbourne City4-0Western United
- 07 Oct 22Melbourne City2-1Western United
- 28 May 22Melbourne City0-2Western United
- 12 Mar 22Western United2-2Melbourne City
- 29 Jan 22Western United1-0Melbourne City
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