Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

11': Kosta Barbarouses

FT
1 - 1

Melbourne City FC

13': Max Caputo

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Melbourne City FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

11': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 11'
13': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 13'
34': Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 34'
57': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 57'
65': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 65'
65': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 65'
70': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
70': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
70': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
71': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 71'
80': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
84': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 84'
90'+1': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 91'
90'+1': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

MCY		WSW
15	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
63.2	Possession	36.8
10	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,205

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sydney FC	7	+9	15
2	Auckland FC	7	+4	14
3	Melbourne City FC	7	+4	12
4	Brisbane Roar	6	+4	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
3	Alex Gersbach
31	Aidan Simmons
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
8	Steven Ugarkovic
9	Kosta Barbarouses
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Awan Lual, Alou Kuol, Aydan Hammond, Dylan Scicluna, Ruon Tongyik, Gabriel Cleur, Jordan Holmes.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
27	Kai Trewin
30	Andreas Kuen
7	Mathew Leckie
17	Max Caputo
11	Elbasan Rashani
10	Takeshi Kanamori

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Dakota Ochsenham, Beckham Baker, Emin Durakovic, Harrison Shillington, Zane Schreiber, Kavian Rahmani, Liam Bonetig.

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