Western United

Football Australia - A-League AAMI Park Sun 7 Jan 01:00

Melbourne City

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

The -143 about Melbourne City beating Western United makes lots of appeal and they are our betting prediction on the Full-Time Result market. Hopefully this can secure a profit.

Expert Analysis

Injuries can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Western United vs Melbourne City stats:

  • Western United have lost 8 of their past 10 matches this season
  • Western United failed to score in 6 of their last 10 matches this season
  • Western United have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 10 home matches
  • Melbourne City have not lost any of their last 5 matches
  • Melbourne City have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 matches this season

We like the look of -143 when it comes to the away team in this A-League game. Our tip is that the visitors will overcome their opponents with something to spare.

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Last Matches & H2H

Western United played Newcastle Jets in their last game. They lost 2-0 and recorded 69% of possession in this A-League match at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Melbourne City won 8-1 against Brisbane Roar in their previous match, registering fourteen shots on target. They had 58% possession at AAMI Park, Curtis Good, Jamie Maclaren (3), Leo Natel (2), Tolgay Arslan and Benjamin Mazzeo scoring goals in this A-League match.

The scoreline was 2-1 to Western United at AAMI Park when Western United and Melbourne City last faced each other in a match.

Looking back over the past 10 matches, we have seen Western United win five times and Melbourne City win four times. One game ended in a draw and there has been an average of 2.8 goals scored.

Confirmed Lineups

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

Melbourne City (confirmed lineup): Jamie Young, Callum Talbot, Samuel Souprayen, Curtis Good, Scott Galloway, Alessandro Lopane, Hamza Sakhi, Marin Jakolis, Tolgay Arslan, Leo Natel, Jamie Maclaren.

Western United vs Melbourne City Prediction

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Western United vs Melbourne City Odds

With a 59% chance of winning, Melbourne City are favourites to win this A-League match and they’re available at betting odds of -143 with the bookies. At +350, Western United are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -188 on the BTTS market.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 7 wins, 12 defeats and 1 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 7 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 9 wins, 4 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Western United FC

Melbourne City FC

Goals / match
0.8 2.8
Conceded / match
2.4 1.2
Total / match
3.2 4

Corners

Corners

Western United FC

Melbourne City FC

For / match
6.4 5
Against / match
6.6 5.8
Total / match
13 10.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Get the Western United vs Melbourne City team news as soon as it becomes available. It’s great to know which players are available for the next game.

Western United vs Melbourne City Lineups

Western United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Western United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

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 8 Lachlan Wales
9 Michael Ruhs 38 Noah Botic
1 Jamie Young
25 Callum Talbot 26 Samuel Souprayen 22 Curtis Good 2 Scott Galloway
21 Alessandro Lopane 8 Hamza Sakhi
44 Marin Jakolis 10 Tolgay Arslan 11 Leo Natel
9 Jamie Maclaren

Melbourne City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Western United Substitutes

  • 7Ramy Najjarine
  • 22Kane Vidmar
  • 24Connor O'Toole
  • 33Matthew Sutton
  • 39Matthew Grimaldi
  • 42Rhys Bozinovski
  • 49Jake Najdovski

Melbourne City Substitutes

  • 6S. Peter Ugarkovic
  • 17Terry Antonis
  • 18Jordon Hall
  • 33Patrick Beach
  • 37Max Caputo
  • 38Harry Politidis
  • 46Benjamin Mazzeo

Previous Western United Lineups

30 Dec A-League
Newcastle Jets 2-0 Western United
23 Dec A-League
Sydney FC 4-2 Western United
15 Dec A-League
Western United 2-1 Brisbane Roar

Previous Melbourne City Lineups

28 Dec A-League
Melbourne City 8-1 Brisbane Roar
23 Dec A-League
Melbourne City 0-0 Melbourne V.
17 Dec A-League
Melbourne City 3-3 Central Coast

If you’re looking for the Western United vs Melbourne City lineups, then we have predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with the substitutes for each team.

Australia FlagA-League Table

A-League 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wellington 11 6 3 2 18:12 21
2 Melbourne V. 10 5 5 0 21:11 20
3 Western Sydney 10 5 3 2 19:11 18
4 Melbourne City 10 4 3 3 21:17 15
5 Macarthur FC 10 4 3 3 17:18 15
6 Central Coast 10 4 2 4 21:17 14
7 Adelaide United 11 4 2 5 22:19 14
8 Brisbane Roar 10 4 2 4 16:23 14
9 Newcastle Jets 10 3 3 4 17:19 12
10 Sydney FC 10 4 0 6 15:19 12
11 Perth Glory 10 2 2 6 16:21 8
12 Western United 10 2 0 8 7:23 6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Western Sydney 6 4 1 1 14:5 13
2 Wellington 5 4 0 1 10:6 12
3 Melbourne V. 5 3 2 0 12:5 11
4 Central Coast 6 3 1 2 15:9 10
5 Adelaide United 6 3 1 2 15:10 10
6 Melbourne City 6 2 3 1 17:9 9
7 Sydney FC 6 3 0 3 10:10 9
8 Macarthur FC 5 2 2 1 7:8 8
9 Perth Glory 4 2 1 1 8:6 7
10 Brisbane Roar 4 2 1 1 7:6 7
11 Newcastle Jets 4 1 2 1 6:6 5
12 Western United 4 1 0 3 3:6 3

The updated A-League standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.