Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 Melbourne City — A-League, 1 Jan 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers beat Melbourne City 2-1 in the A-League on 1 January 2018 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. R. McCormack, Oriol Riera, M. Bridge got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Western Sydney Wanderers have won 2 and Melbourne City 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·ANZ Stadium · Sydney·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'
- 10'out: J. Kusukami
- 0-125'
- 1-130'
- 2-132'assist: Oriol Riera
- Half-time2-1
- 51'
- 52'
- 71'
- 85'
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 8.6Oriol RieraF
- 7.1Raúl LlorenteD
- 7.1Mark BridgeF
- 7.0Vedran JanjetovićG
- 7.0Kearyn BaccusM
- 6.8Roly BonevaciaM
- 6.6Joshua RisdonD
- 6.6Álvaro CejudoM
- 6.6Chris HerdM
- 6.6Jumpei KusukamiM
- 6.5Keanu BaccusM
- 6.5Robert CornthwaiteD
- 6.5Brendon SantalabF
- 6.3Michael ThwaiteD
Melbourne City
- 7.2Luke BrattanM
- 7.1Scott JamiesonD
- 7.0Bart SchenkeveldD
- 6.9Ross McCormackF
- 6.9Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.7Bruce KamauM
- 6.7Iacopo La RoccaD
- 6.5Dean BouzanisG
- 6.3Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.3Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.2Michael JakobsenD
- 6.2Osama MalikM
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-4-2
Substitutes
Western Sydney WanderersGombau
Substitutes
- 11B. Santalab85'F6.5
- 22J. AspropotamitisD
- 14J. Kusukami85'10'M6.6
- 25C. Herd52'M6.6
- 30J. HallG
Melbourne CityW. Joyce
Substitutes
- 14Daniel Arzani71'M6.3
- 18E. GalekovićG
- 21R. TongyikD
- 13S. MaukM
- 27M. BudzińskiF
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
9Total shots9
4Shots on target4
4Shots off target3
1Blocked shots2
2Corners7
0Offsides4
21Fouls13
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
514Total passes401
425Accurate passes310
83%Pass accuracy77%
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriol Riera | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.6 |
| Raúl Llorente | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Mark Bridge | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Vedran Janjetović | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Kearyn Baccus | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Roly Bonevacia | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joshua Risdon | 52 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Álvaro Cejudo | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Chris Herd | 38 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jumpei Kusukami | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Keanu Baccus | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Robert Cornthwaite | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Brendon Santalab | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Michael Thwaite | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Bart Schenkeveld | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ross McCormack | 71 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Bruce Kamau | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Iacopo La Rocca | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Arzani | 19 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Michael Jakobsen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
- L22 Dec 17ANewcastle Jets0-4
- W16 Dec 17ACentral Coast Mariners2-0
- L09 Dec 17HSydney0-5
- L02 Dec 17HBrisbane Roar0-2
- L26 Nov 17AAdelaide United0-2
Melbourne CityLLWWL
- L23 Dec 17HMelbourne Victory0-1
- L15 Dec 17ASydney1-3
- W10 Dec 17HCentral Coast Mariners1-0
- W02 Dec 17ANewcastle Jets2-1
- L24 Nov 17HPerth Glory1-3
Head-to-head
- 12 Nov 17Melbourne City1-1Western Sydney Wanderers
- 24 Mar 17Western Sydney Wanderers3-1Melbourne City
- 06 Jan 17Melbourne City1-0Western Sydney Wanderers
- 18 Nov 16Western Sydney Wanderers1-1Melbourne City
- 29 Jan 16Western Sydney Wanderers4-3Melbourne City
- 09 Jan 16Melbourne City3-2Western Sydney Wanderers
Most recent meetings