Melbourne City vs Western United

A-League Men 7 Jan 2025, 07:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. Bavcar Round 17

Match report

Melbourne City beat Western United 2-0 in the A-League Men on 7 January 2025.

Melbourne City had 14 shots to Western United's 7.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with A. Bavcar in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 14 - 7 On target 6 - 2 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Harry Politidis
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Kai Trewin 69 passes (81% accurate)
8 Samuel Souprayen captained the side
8 Steven Ugarković captained the side
8 Kavian Rahmani captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 6–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 4–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–4 0–3
Attacks 56–46 38–44
Match statistics
2 Corners 7
6 Substitution 8
94 Attacks 90
29 Dangerous Attacks 47
5 On Target 3
7 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 7
6 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 2
4 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 6
2 Corners 7
2 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
4 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 4
425 Passes Total 453
343 Passes Accurate 346
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-1-4-1
33 P. Beach
2 C. Talbot 27 K. Trewin 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
6 S. Ugarković
46 B. Mazzeo 13 N. Atkinson 41 L. Wong 38 H. Politidis
20 A. Sulemani
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
13 T. Russell 6 T. Imai 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
10 M. Grimaldi 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 77 R. Danzaki
24 M. Ruhs 9 H. Ibusuki
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 22 Germán Ferreyra
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 42 Benjamin Dunbar
  • 1 Jamie Young
  • 50 Michael Ghossaini
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 37 Luke Vickery
  • 19 Noah Botic
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 14 Jake Najdovski
  • 1 Tom Heward-Belle
  • 34 James York
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ L. Wong Melbourne City
  • 64' ↑ K. Vidmar ↓ B. Garuccio Western United
  • 64' ↑ N. Botić ↓ H. Ibusuki Western United
  • 64' ↑ L. Vickery ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 73' ↑ G. Ferreyra ↓ N. Atkinson Melbourne City
  • 73' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ A. Sulemani Melbourne City
  • 73' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ B. Mazzeo Melbourne City
  • 73' ↑ J. Najdovski ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 73' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 86' ↑ B. Dunbar ↓ S. Ugarković Melbourne City
Cards
  • 41' S. Ugarkovic Melbourne City
  • 41' A. Thurgate Western United
  • 63' Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 84' S. Souprayen Melbourne City
  • 90' R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 90' B. Dunbar Melbourne City
  • 90' J. Aloisi Western United
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 won 2-0 against Western United on 7 January 2025.
Who won Melbourne City vs Western United?
Melbourne City won the match 2-0.
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?
Western United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.