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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

23': Andreas Kuen
33': Marcus Younis
49': Elbasan Rashani
67': Marcus Younis

FT
3 - 0

Western Sydney Wanderers

About

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

Match Timeline

13': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 13'
23': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 23'
33': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 33'
43': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 43'
45': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
49': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 49'
62': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 62'
66': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
67': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Red Card at 67'
73': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
75': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 75'
80': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
83': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
85': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 85'
88': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

WSW		MCY
6	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	3
51.9	Possession	48.1
17	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.5
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
5	Blocked Shots	2
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,458

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	25	+12	45
2	Auckland FC	25	+13	41
3	Adelaide United	25	+9	40
4	Sydney FC	25	+8	38

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	James Nieuwenhuizen (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
8	Ryan Teague
14	Daniel Arzani
30	Andreas Kuen
17	Max Caputo
11	Elbasan Rashani
28	Marcus Younis

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Lachie Charles, Harrison Delbridge, Kavian Rahmani, Zane Schreiber, Emin Durakovic, Harrison Shillington, Andrew Nabbout.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
25	Josh Brillante
3	Alex Gersbach
14	Philip Cancar
5	Dylan Scicluna
8	Steven Ugarkovic
38	Jai Rose
21	Aydan Hammond
23	Bozhidar Kraev
32	Angus Thurgate

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Jarrod Carluccio, Ruon Tongyik, Oscar Morrison, Jordan Holmes, Alou Kuol, Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Awan Lual.

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