Western United 1-3 Melbourne City — A-League, 22 Apr 2023
Melbourne City beat Western United 3-1 in the A-League on 22 April 2023 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. J. Maclaren, D. Pierias got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Western United have won 2 and Melbourne City 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-113'assist: A. Nabbout
- 20'Foul
- 37'Foul
- 1-138'assist: N. Topor-Stanley
- 39'Argument
- 39'Argument
- 44'
- Half-time1-1
- 58'out: N. Botić
- 64'
- 64'
- 64'
- 1-266'assist: Mathew Leckie
- 68'Foul
- 72'Foul
- 1-374'
- 77'
- 77'out: A. Diamanti
- 77'out: L. Lacroix
- 77'
- 81'out: M. Ruhs
- 87'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Western United
- 7.3Sebastian PasqualiM
- 7.2Nikolai Topor-StanleyD
- 7.2Léo LacroixD
- 7.0Aleksandar PrijovićF
- 6.9Joshua RisdonD
- 6.9Alessandro DiamantiM
- 6.5Lachlan WalesF
- 6.5Connor PainM
- 6.3Dylan PieriasM
- 6.3Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.3Michael RuhsF
- 6.3Steven LusticaM
- 6.2Ben GaruccioD
- 6.2Jamie YoungG
- 6.2James TroisiM
- 6.2Noah BoticF
Melbourne City
- 8.9Jamie MacLarenF
- 7.9Andrew NabboutF
- 7.5Jordan BosD
- 7.3Nuno ReisD
- 7.2Mathew LeckieF
- 7.2Tom GloverG
- 7.2Thomas LamD
- 7.0Richard van der VenneM
- 6.9Marco TilioF
- 6.7Jordon HallD
- 6.7Max CaputoM
- 6.6Aiden O NeillM
- 6.6Callum TalbotD
- 6.6Scott JamiesonM
- 6.6Florin BerenguerM
- 6.2Scott GallowayD
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-3-3
Western United4-4-2
Substitutes
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 88N. KilkennyM
- 14J. Troisi77'M6.2
- 4L. Lacroix77'D7.2
- 23A. Diamanti77'M6.9
- 37R. ScottG
- 9M. Ruhs81'F6.3
- 38N. Botić58'F6.2
Melbourne CityR. Vidošić
Substitutes
- 7Mathew Leckie64'F7.2
- 33M. SuttonG
- 8R. van der Venne64'M7.0
- 18J. Hall77'D6.7
- 35R. RodriguesF
- 25Callum Talbot72'64'D6.6
- 37Max Caputo87'M6.7
Team statistics
30%Possession70%
12Total shots12
6Shots on target7
3Shots off target4
3Blocked shots1
6Corners2
3Offsides0
9Fouls11
4Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves5
316Total passes787
229Accurate passes684
72%Pass accuracy87%
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Pasquali | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Léo Lacroix | 13 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Aleksandar Prijović | 58 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Alessandro Diamanti | 13 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lachlan Wales | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Connor Pain | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Dylan Pierias | 81 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Imai | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Ruhs | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Steven Lustica | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jamie Young | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Troisi | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Noah Botic | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie MacLaren | 87 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Andrew Nabbout | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Jordan Bos | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Nuno Reis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Mathew Leckie | 26 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tom Glover | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Lam | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Richard van der Venne | 26 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Marco Tilio | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jordon Hall | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Max Caputo | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Aiden O Neill | 64 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Callum Talbot | 26 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Scott Jamieson | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Florin Berenguer | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Scott Galloway | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Western UnitedWLDLW
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- D01 Apr 23ASydney3-3
- L18 Mar 23ABrisbane Roar0-1
- W13 Mar 23AMelbourne Victory2-1
Melbourne CityDWWDD
- D15 Apr 23ACentral Coast Mariners1-1
- W10 Apr 23HWellington Phoenix4-1
- W05 Apr 23HMelbourne Victory2-1
- D02 Apr 23HNewcastle Jets1-1
- D19 Mar 23AMacarthur1-1
Head-to-head
- 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
- 04 Dec 21Melbourne City0-1Western United
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