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Australian A-League | 1st Leg
May 16, 2025 at 10.35am UK
Simonds Stadium
Melbourne City

Western Utd
vs.
Melbourne City

Coverage of the Australian A-League clash between Western United and Melbourne City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Western United

All competitions
Last Game: Western Utd 3-2 Adelaide United
Friday, May 9 at 10.35am in Australian A-League

Melbourne City

All competitions
Last Game: Melbourne City 5-1 Sydney FC
Saturday, May 3 at 8am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Melbourne City win with a probability of 42.21%. A win for Western United has a probability of 34.77% and a draw has a probability of 23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win is 1-2 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (6.51%) and 0-2 (5.62%). The likeliest Western United win is 2-1 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.09%).

Result
Western UnitedDrawMelbourne City
34.77% (8.793 8.79) 23.02% (1.257 1.26) 42.21% (-10.051 -10.05)
Both teams to score 64.79% (0.93800000000001 0.94)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.62% (-1.088 -1.09)36.38% (1.087 1.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.49% (-1.198 -1.2)58.51% (1.198 1.2)
Western United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.8% (4.765 4.77)21.2% (-4.766 -4.77)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.91% (6.891 6.89)54.09% (-6.892 -6.89)
Melbourne City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.23% (-4.027 -4.03)17.77% (4.026 4.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.52% (-7.451 -7.45)48.47% (7.45 7.45)
Score Analysis
    Western United 34.77%
    Melbourne City 42.21%
    Draw 23.01%
Western UnitedDrawMelbourne City
2-1 @ 7.83% (1.391 1.39)
1-0 @ 5.85% (1.032 1.03)
2-0 @ 4.53% (1.288 1.29)
3-1 @ 4.05% (1.154 1.15)
3-2 @ 3.5% (0.625 0.63)
3-0 @ 2.34% (0.885 0.89)
4-1 @ 1.57% (0.594 0.59)
4-2 @ 1.36% (0.388 0.39)
4-0 @ 0.91% (0.417 0.42)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 34.77%
1-1 @ 10.09% (0.54 0.54)
2-2 @ 6.76% (0.375 0.38)
0-0 @ 3.77% (0.199 0.2)
3-3 @ 2.01% (0.115 0.12)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 23.01%
1-2 @ 8.72% (-0.755 -0.76)
0-1 @ 6.51% (-0.574 -0.57)
0-2 @ 5.62% (-1.405 -1.41)
1-3 @ 5.02% (-1.246 -1.25)
2-3 @ 3.9% (-0.331 -0.33)
0-3 @ 3.24% (-1.411 -1.41)
1-4 @ 2.17% (-0.941 -0.94)
2-4 @ 1.68% (-0.415 -0.42)
0-4 @ 1.4% (-0.908 -0.91)
Other @ 3.96%
Total : 42.21%

Who will win Thursday's Australian A-League clash between Highest ranked winner and Melbourne City?

Highest ranked winner
Draw
Melbourne City
Highest ranked winner
0.0%
Draw
0.0%
Melbourne City
100%
1
Head to Head
Jan 7, 2025 7am
Gameweek 17
Melbourne City
2-0
Western Utd
Politidis (32'), Mazzeo (59')
Schreiber (-5'), Ugarkovic (41'), Schreiber (63'), Souprayen (84'), Dunbar (90'), Dunbar (90')

Thurgate (41'), Bozinovski (90')
Nov 4, 2024 8am
Gameweek 3
Western Utd
0-1
Melbourne City

Walatee (77'), Aloisi (87')
Nabbout (49')
Schreiber (62'), Atkinson (66')
Apr 28, 2024 8am
Gameweek 26
Melbourne City
1-0
Western Utd
MacLaren (19')
Leckie (28')

Donachie (66')
Jan 7, 2024 6am
Gameweek 11
Western Utd
1-2
Melbourne City
Ruhs (13')
Lustica (50'), Thurgate (82')
Sakhi (52'), Antonis (83')
Oct 21, 2023 7.30am
Gameweek 1
Melbourne City
1-2
Western Utd
Arslan (62')
Sakhi (73'), Talbot (90+4')
Wales (60'), Botic (87' pen.)
Risdon (5'), Penha (53')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Auckland FC26158349272253
2Melbourne CityMelbourne City26146641251648
3Western UnitedWestern Utd26145755371847
4Western Sydney WanderersWestern Sydney26137658401846
5Melbourne VictoryVictory2612774436843
6Adelaide UnitedAdelaide United2610885355-238
7Sydney FCSydney FC2610795346737
8Macarthur2696115045533
9Newcastle JetsNewcastle Jets2686124344-130
10Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast26511102951-2226
11Wellington PhoenixWellington2666142743-1624
12Brisbane RoarBrisbane Roar2656153251-1921
13Perth GloryPerth Glory2645172256-3417
> Australian A-League Full Table


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