Melbourne City vs Western United

A-League Men 21 Oct 2023, 06:30
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 J. Morgan Round 1

Match report

Western United edged past Melbourne City 2-1 in the A-League Men on 21 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 16 shots to Western United's 16.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with J. Morgan in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 16 - 16 On target 7 - 4 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Tolgay Arslan
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Lachlan Wales 1 goal
8 Tom Heward-Belle 6 saves
7 Noah Botic 1 goal
7 Jamie Young captained the side
First half vs second half
Western United came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 10–11
Shots On Goal 2–1 5–3
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 1–2 1–2
Attacks 53–41 79–51
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
2 Substitution 3
132 Attacks 92
68 Dangerous Attacks 67
5 On Target 2
9 Off Target 10
16 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 7
10 Shots Inside Box 12
6 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 10
2 Corners 4
1 Offsides 3
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 6
647 Passes Total 390
535 Passes Accurate 316
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 4 N. Reis 22 C. Good 16 A. Behich
10 T. Arslan 6 S. Ugarkovic
44 M. Jakolis 8 H. Sakhi 21 A. Lopane
9 J. MacLaren
Western United · 4-4-2
1 T. Heward-Belle
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 27 J. Tratt 17 B. Garuccio
11 D. Penha 32 A. Thurgate 10 S. Lustica 77 R. Danzaki
8 L. Wales 38 N. Botic
Melbourne City
Coach
R. Vidosic
Substitutes
  • 11 Léo Natel
  • 17 Terry Antonis
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 26 Samuel Souprayen
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 35 Zane Schreiber
  • 37 Max Caputo
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 24 Connor O'Toole
  • 9 Michael Ruhs
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 39 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 21 Sebastian Pasquali
Substitutions
  • 73' ↑ Léo Natel ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 78' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ Daniel Penha Western United
  • 80' ↑ C. O'Toole ↓ B. Garuccio Western United
  • 82' ↑ T. Antonis ↓ H. Sakhi Melbourne City
  • 82' ↑ M. Ruhs ↓ L. Wales Western United
  • 89' ↑ M. Caputo ↓ T. Arslan Melbourne City
Cards
  • 5' J. Risdon Western United
  • 53' Daniel Penha Western United
  • 73' H. Sakhi Melbourne City
  • 90+4' C. Talbot Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 9 2 draws 5 Western United
2025-05-24 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 1
2025-05-16 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 3
2025-01-07 Melbourne City vs Western United 2 - 0
2024-11-04 Western United vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2024-04-28 Melbourne City vs Western United 1 - 0
2024-01-07 Western United vs Melbourne City 1 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City lost 1-2 against Western United on 21 October 2023.
Who won Melbourne City vs Western United?
Western United won the match 2-1.
Where was Melbourne City vs Western United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.