Melbourne City vs Western United — A-League Men
A-League MenA-League 22/23
Fri 7 Oct··Matchday 1·Melbourne City won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 11Corners3
- 3Cards4
- 19Shots9
- 9Shots on target4
- 16Fouls9
- 28Throw-ins25
- 1Offsides2
- 3Goal kicks12
- 3Saves7
- 25Tackles17
- 10Interceptions14
- 5Dribbles6
Period
Match statistics
| Melbourne City | Statistic | Western United |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 11 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 19 | Total shots | 9 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 28 | Throw-ins | 25 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 7 |
| 25 | Tackles | 17 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 438 | Passes | 471 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 15 |
| 329 | Accurate passes | 369 |
| Shots | ||
| 6 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 28 | Throw-ins | 25 |
| 9 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Accurate long balls | 25 |
| 72 | Final third entries | 41 |
| Duels | ||
| 54% | Duels won (%) | 46% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 12 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 38% | Ground duels (%) | 38% |
| 23% | Aerial duels (%) | 13% |
| Defending | ||
| 19% | Tackles won (%) | 8% |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 14 | Clearances | 23 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 12 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.7 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.6 |
| Melbourne City | Statistic | Western United |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 9 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 9 | Total shots | 5 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 10 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 10 | Tackles | 4 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 57 | Ball possession | 43 |
| 0 | Big chances | 0 |
| 203 | Passes | 166 |
| 3 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 152 | Accurate passes | 120 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 10 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 7 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Accurate long balls | 15 |
| 34 | Final third entries | 14 |
| Duels | ||
| 58% | Duels won (%) | 42% |
| 1 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 14% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 16% | Aerial duels (%) | 6% |
| Defending | ||
| 8% | Tackles won (%) | 2% |
| 1 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 4 | Clearances | 20 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| Melbourne City | Statistic | Western United |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 2 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 10 | Total shots | 4 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 18 | Throw-ins | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 43 | Ball possession | 57 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 235 | Passes | 305 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 177 | Accurate passes | 249 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots off target | 0 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 18 | Throw-ins | 12 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 7 | Accurate long balls | 10 |
| 38 | Final third entries | 27 |
| Duels | ||
| 52% | Duels won (%) | 48% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 7 |
| 4 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 24% | Ground duels (%) | 22% |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 7% |
| Defending | ||
| 11% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Clearances | 3 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 0 | Goal kicks | 6 |
Line-ups
Player ratings
Melbourne City13 rated
Western United15 rated
Player statistics
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie MacLarenForward | 90′ | 7.9 | 1 | 4 | 14/24 | 3 | 4/6 | 1 | ||||
| 7Mathew LeckieForward | 90′ | 7.7 | 5 | 26/39 | 2 | 16/33 | 6 | |||||
| Taras GomulkaMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 32/43 | 2 | 4/8 | 3 | |||||
| Valon BerishaMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 28/33 | 2 | 7/12 | 2 | ||||||
| Tom GloverGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.1 | 8/21 | 3 | ||||||||
| Callum TalbotDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 29/37 | 0/4 | ||||||||
| Aiden O'NeillMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 1 | 37/43 | 2 | 5/8 | 2 | |||||
| Jordan BosDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 1 | 32/41 | 1 | 9/14 | 6 | |||||
| Scott JamiesonDefender | 90′ | 6.1 | 48/61 | 1/4 | 1 | |||||||
| 15Andrew NabboutForward | 73′ | 7.3 | 5 | 20/33 | 10/13 | 4 | ||||||
| Thomas LamDefender | 65′ | 7.1 | 1 | 38/42 | 2/4 | |||||||
| Jordon HallDefender | 25′ | 6.6 | 10/13 | 1/1 | ||||||||
| Marco TilioForward | 17′ | 6.6 | 1 | 7/8 | 2/5 | |||||||
| Kerrin StokesDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Matt SuttonGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Raphael RodriguesMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Richard van der VenneMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Scott GallowayDefender | — | — |
Western United
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie YoungGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.2 | 32/40 | 1/1 | 7 | |||||||
| Neil KilkennyMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 50/61 | 2 | 1/4 | 1 | ||||||
| James TroisiForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 28/41 | 2 | 5/11 | 1 | |||||
| Josh RisdonDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 38/53 | 17/30 | 10 | ||||||
| Ben GaruccioDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 1 | 32/39 | 4/13 | |||||||
| Connor PainMidfielder | 90′ | 6.1 | 2 | 14/24 | 5/9 | |||||||
| Léo LacroixDefender | 90′ | 6.0 | 2 | 55/67 | 5/13 | 2 | ||||||
| Lachlan WalesMidfielder | 79′ | 5.5 | 11/18 | 1 | 2/8 | |||||||
| Steven LusticaMidfielder | 62′ | 6.1 | 15/19 | 0/2 | ||||||||
| Dylan Wenzel-HallsForward | 61′ | 6.3 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 1 | |||||||
| Tomoki ImaiDefender | 45′ | 7.4 | 20/22 | 1/1 | ||||||||
| Nikolai Topor-StanleyDefender | 45′ | 6.8 | 42/50 | 2/3 | 1 | |||||||
| Dylan PieriasDefender | 29′ | 6.1 | 1 | 7/8 | 1 | 2/6 | ||||||
| Tongo DoumbiaMidfielder | 28′ | 6.1 | 17/18 | 2/4 | 1 | |||||||
| Nicolas MilanovićForward | 11′ | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/3 | ||||||
| Jacob TrattDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Noah BoticForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ryan ScottGoalkeeper | — | — |
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- Home shape
- 4-2-3-1
- Away shape
- 4-4-2
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Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 24 MayMelbourne City 1-1 Western United
- Fri 16 MayWestern United 0-3 Melbourne City
- Tue 7 JanMelbourne City 2-0 Western United
- Mon 4 NovWestern United 0-1 Melbourne City
- Sun 28 AprMelbourne City 1-0 Western United
- Sun 7 JanWestern United 1-2 Melbourne City
- Sat 21 OctMelbourne City 1-2 Western United
- Sat 22 AprWestern United 1-3 Melbourne City
- Sat 7 JanMelbourne City 4-0 Western United
- Sat 28 MayMelbourne City 0-2 Western United