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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Melbourne City to beat Western United by two or more goals. Our -1.5 goals betting prediction is available at odds of +150.

Expert Analysis

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Key Melbourne City vs Western United stats:

  • Melbourne City have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 10 home matches
  • Melbourne City have won 7 of their past 10 home matches

Rather than back Melbourne City on the 1x2 market, our A-League tip is to back them off a -1.5 goal handicap. We’re taking the +150 that they win by two goals or more.

If you’re looking for a bigger price, you can back Melbourne City -2 on the Asian Handicap or even -2.5 depending on your expected margin of victory.

Last Matches & H2H

Melbourne City won over Zhejiang in their last game. The scoreline in this AFC Champions League match was 2-1, with Melbourne City having five shots on target and 36% of possession.

Western United´s last FFA Cup clash was against Sydney FC and the game finished in a 3-0 loss.

The last meeting between Melbourne City and Western United took place at AAMI Park, with Melbourne City winning the game by a 3-1 scoreline.

The previous 10 matches have seen a draw occur on one occasion. Melbourne City have won on five occasions and Western United have registered four victories.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne City (confirmed lineup): Jamie Young, Callum Talbot, Nuno Reis, Curtis Good, Aziz Behich, Tolgay Arslan, Steven Peter Ugarkovic, Marin Jakolis, Hamza Sakhi, Alessandro Lopane, Jamie Maclaren.

Western United (confirmed lineup): Thomas Heward-Belle, Joshua Risdon, Tomoki Imai, Jacob Tratt, Benjamin Garuccio, Daniel Penha, Angus Thurgate, Steven Lustica, Riku Danzaki, Lachlan Wales, Noah Botic.

Melbourne City vs Western United Prediction

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Published 15:49, 18 October 2023

Melbourne City vs Western United Odds

The bookies betting odds have Melbourne City as -163 favourites for this A-League clash, implying that they are 62% likely to win the match. Western United are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +400.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -175 on the BTTS market.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 3 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 8 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Melbourne City FC

Western United FC

Goals / match
1.6 1.8
Conceded / match
0.8 1.4
Total / match
2.4 3.2

Corners

Corners

Melbourne City FC

Western United FC

For / match
4 6.2
Against / match
3.8 5.2
Total / match
7.8 11.4

Possession

Possession

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Melbourne City vs Western United team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Melbourne City vs Western United Lineups

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Western United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Jamie Young
25 Callum Talbot 4 Nuno Reis 22 Curtis Good 16 Aziz Behich
10 Tolgay Arslan 6 S. Peter Ugarkovic
44 Marin Jakolis 8 Hamza Sakhi 21 Alessandro Lopane
9 Jamie Maclaren
1 Thomas Heward-Belle
19 Joshua Risdon 6 Tomoki Imai 27 Jacob Tratt 17 Benjamin Garuccio
11 Daniel Penha 32 Angus Thurgate 10 Steven Lustica 77 Riku Danzaki
8 Lachlan Wales 38 Noah Botic

Western United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Melbourne City Substitutes

  • 2Scott Galloway
  • 11Leo Natel
  • 17Terry Antonis
  • 26Samuel Souprayen
  • 33Patrick Beach
  • 35Zane Schreiber
  • 37Max Caputo

Western United Substitutes

  • 7Ramy Najjarine
  • 9Michael Ruhs
  • 21Sebastian Pasquali
  • 22Kane Vidmar
  • 24Connor O'Toole
  • 33Matthew Sutton
  • 39Matthew Grimaldi

Previous Melbourne City Lineups

04 Oct AFC Champions League
Zhejiang 1-2 Melbourne City
20 Sep AFC Champions League
Melbourne City 0-0 Ventforet Kofu

Previous Western United Lineups

29 Apr A-League
Perth Glory 1-2 Western United
22 Apr A-League
Western United 1-3 Melbourne City
16 Apr A-League
Adelaide United 0-1 Western United

The latest Melbourne City vs Western United lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Australia FlagA-League Table

A-League 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Central Coast 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Melbourne V. 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Central Coast 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Melbourne V. 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

We recommend looking at the A-League standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.