Melbourne City 2-1 Western United — A-League, 16 Jan 2021
Melbourne City beat Western United 2-1 in the A-League on 16 January 2021 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. I. Vujica, C. Noone, J. MacLaren got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Melbourne City have won 4 and Western United 0.
Match timeline
- 0-122'assist: Víctor Sánchez
- 1-132'
- 38'
- 42'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 58'Foul
- 67'
- 70'out: L. Wales
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'out: D. Pierias
- 2-184'assist: Stefan Colakovski
- 89'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.5Adrian LunaM
- 7.3Curtis GoodD
- 7.3Stefan ColakovskiM
- 7.3Craig NooneF
- 7.2Jamie MacLarenF
- 6.9Taras GomulkaM
- 6.9Kerrin StokesD
- 6.9Naoki TsubakiF
- 6.9Ben GaruccioD
- 6.9Rostyn GriffithsD
- 6.7Connor MetcalfeM
- 6.7Marco TilioF
- 6.3Florin BerenguerM
- 6.3Tom GloverG
- 5.9Scott GallowayD
Western United
- 8.3Víctor SánchezM
- 7.7Ivan VujicaD
- 7.5Alessandro DiamantiF
- 7.2Connor PainM
- 7.0Filip KurtoG
- 7.0Steven LusticaM
- 6.9Iker GuarrotxenaF
- 6.7Lachlan WalesF
- 6.7Tomislav UskokD
- 6.3Tomoki ImaiM
- 6.3Besart BerishaF
- 6.3Aaron CalverD
- 6.2Dylan PieriasD
Line-ups
Western United3-4-3
Melbourne City4-3-3
Substitutes
Melbourne CityP. Kisnorbo
Substitutes
- 33M. SuttonG
- 10F. Berenguer73'M6.3
- 23Marco Tilio67'F6.7
- 17Stefan Colakovski73'M7.3
- 35R. Borges RodriguesF
- 36K. Stokes38'D6.9
- 48L. OrestiM
Western UnitedM. Rudan
Substitutes
- 5D. Pierias73'D6.2
- 8L. Wales70'F6.7
- 4A. DuranteD
- 30R. ScottG
- 27J. SkotadisM
- 25L. DuzelM
- 26Nicolas Milanovic89'F
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
16Total shots12
7Shots on target2
8Shots off target5
1Blocked shots5
4Corners8
1Offsides0
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves5
387Total passes496
304Accurate passes403
79%Pass accuracy81%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Luna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Curtis Good | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Stefan Colakovski | 17 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Craig Noone | 73 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jamie MacLaren | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Taras Gomulka | 73 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kerrin Stokes | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Naoki Tsubaki | 67 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rostyn Griffiths | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Marco Tilio | 23 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Florin Berenguer | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tom Glover | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Scott Galloway | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Sánchez | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Ivan Vujica | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Alessandro Diamanti | 90 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Connor Pain | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Filip Kurto | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Steven Lustica | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Iker Guarrotxena | 70 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lachlan Wales | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tomislav Uskok | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Besart Berisha | 89 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Aaron Calver | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dylan Pierias | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityLWLWW
- L03 Jan 21AAdelaide United0-2
- W29 Dec 20ABrisbane Roar1-0
- L30 Aug 20ASydney0-1
- W26 Aug 20HWestern United2-0
- W19 Aug 20AWestern United3-1
Western UnitedDLWLW
- D28 Dec 20HAdelaide United0-0
- L26 Aug 20AMelbourne City0-2
- W23 Aug 20ABrisbane Roar1-0
- L19 Aug 20HMelbourne City1-3
- W15 Aug 20ASydney2-1
Head-to-head
- 26 Aug 20Melbourne City2-0Western United
- 19 Aug 20Western United1-3Melbourne City
- 03 Jan 20Melbourne City3-2Western United
- 27 Oct 19Western United1-2Melbourne City
Most recent meetings