Western Sydney Wanderers FC at Melbourne City FC 1-2

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FULL TIME Saturday, November 7, 2026

Melbourne City FC L W L D W 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC W W D W D 1

Matheus Rossetto 4'
Andrew Nabbout 62'

Nicolas Milanovic 45'

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/30/26	vs Sydney FC	W 2-1	Australian A-League Men
10/24/26	@ Melbourne Victory	D 1-1	Australian A-League Men
10/16/26	@ Auckland FC	L 1-3	Australian A-League Men
9/25/26	@ Oakleigh Cannons FC	W 2-0	Club Friendly
8/7/26	vs Palermo	L 0-2	Club Friendly
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Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/31/26	@ Macarthur FC	D 0-0	Australian A-League Men
10/23/26	vs Auckland FC	W 5-2	Australian A-League Men
10/16/26	@ Sydney FC	D 0-0	Australian A-League Men
9/25/26	vs Central Coast Mariners FC	W 5-1	Club Friendly
9/18/26	@ Auckland FC	W 3-1	Club Friendly
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Key Events16 All Plays28

Yellow Card 90'+4'

Julio Cascante (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Julio Cascante
Yellow Card 86'

Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Mathew Leckie
Substitution 83'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Liam Gillion.

Hiroshi Ibusuki
Substitution 83'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aydan Hammond replaces Miguel Di Pizio.

Aydan Hammond
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Takeshi Kanamori replaces Emiliano Marcondes.

Takeshi Kanamori
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Liam Bonetig replaces Medin Memeti.

Liam Bonetig
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Quinn MacNicol replaces Andrew Nabbout.

Quinn Macnicol
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Atiya Waraga replaces Dylan Scicluna.

Atiya Waraga
Substitution 67'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Besian Kutleshi replaces Kavian Rahmani.

Besian Kutleshi
Red Card 65'

Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

Awer Mabil
Goal 62'

Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Cascante.

Andrew Nabbout
Substitution 56'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Matheus Rossetto.

Mathew Leckie
Yellow Card 49'

Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Aziz Behich
Yellow Card 49'

Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

Miguel Di Pizio
Goal 45'

Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna.

Nicolas Milanovic
Goal 4'

Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0. Matheus Rossetto (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.

Matheus Rossetto

End Regular Time 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
Yellow Card 90'+4'

Julio Cascante (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Julio Cascante
End Delay 90'+4'
Start Delay 90'+1'
Yellow Card 86'

Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Mathew Leckie
Substitution 83'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Liam Gillion.

Hiroshi Ibusuki
Substitution 83'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aydan Hammond replaces Miguel Di Pizio.

Aydan Hammond
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Takeshi Kanamori replaces Emiliano Marcondes.

Takeshi Kanamori
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Liam Bonetig replaces Medin Memeti.

Liam Bonetig
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Quinn MacNicol replaces Andrew Nabbout.

Quinn Macnicol
Substitution 73'

Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Atiya Waraga replaces Dylan Scicluna.

Atiya Waraga
Substitution 67'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Besian Kutleshi replaces Kavian Rahmani.

Besian Kutleshi
Red Card 65'

Awer Mabil (Melbourne City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

Awer Mabil
Goal 62'

Goal! Melbourne City 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Cascante.

Andrew Nabbout
End Delay 58'
Start Delay 58'
Substitution 56'

Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Matheus Rossetto.

Mathew Leckie
Yellow Card 49'

Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.

Aziz Behich
Yellow Card 49'

Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

Miguel Di Pizio
Start 2nd Half 45'
Halftime 45'+3'

First Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
Goal 45'

Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna.

Nicolas Milanovic
End Delay 18'
End Delay 18'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Start Delay 17'
Start Delay 17'

Delay in match (Melbourne City).
Goal 4'

Goal! Melbourne City 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0. Matheus Rossetto (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.

Matheus Rossetto
Kickoff

WSW MBC

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

68.6

Possession

31.4

SHOTS

ON GOAL

On Target %

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

529

Accurate Passes

188

617

Passes

280

Pass Completion %

Accurate Crosses

Crosses

Cross %

Long Balls

Accurate Long Balls

Long Balls %

Blocked Shots

Effective Tackles

Tackles

Tackle %

Interceptions

Effective Clearances

Clearances

Series tied 1-1-3

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Confirmed

James NieuwenhuizenG408 saves
Harrison DelbridgeCD-L2
Julio CascanteCD-R18 yellow card1 assist1 shot
Aziz BehichLB16 yellow card1 shot
Nathaniel AtkinsonRB13
Emiliano MarcondesAM10
Kavian RahmaniLM242 shots
Matheus RossettoRM51 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Andrew NabboutF152 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Awer MabilAM-L11 red card1 shot on target1 shot
Medin MemetiAM-R23

Mathew LeckieSUB7 yellow card
Liam BonetigSUB4
Jonty Albert BenfieldSUB50
Besian KutleshiSUB14
Quinn MacnicolSUB19
Takeshi KanamoriSUB77
Roland BallahSUB39

Lawrence ThomasG202 saves
Nathan BarrieCD-L24
German FerreyraCD-R331 shot
Jarrod CarluccioLB171 shot
Panashe MadanhaRB362 shots
Miguel Di PizioAM10 yellow card2 shots on target3 shots
Dylan SciclunaLM81 assist1 shot on target2 shots
Angus ThurgateRM321 shot on target1 shot
Brandon BorrelloF261 shot on target8 shots
William GillionAM-L213 shots
Nicolas MilanovicAM-R143 shots on target1 goal6 shots

Atiya WaragaSUB111 shot
Marcus SavicSUB35
Steven UgarkovicSUB6
Hiroshi IbusukiSUB9
Jordan HolmesSUB23
Aydan HammondSUB71 shot on target1 shot
Jai RoseSUB27

All news

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Video 6d ago Valadon scores his first A-League goal for Victory Jordi Valadon levels the scores for 10-men Melbourne, firing home an absolute ROCKET from outside the box.

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
City: Melbourne
Kick-off/Tip-off: 12:40 AM
Where to watch: ESPN+

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Melbourne City FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Macarthur FC

Andrew Nabbout F 2 Total Shots
Nathaniel Atkinson D 24 Accurate Passes
Aziz Behich D 17 Defensive Interventions
James Nieuwenhuizen G 8 Saves