Australian A-League Men

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

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

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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 26 +16 48
2 Adelaide United 26 +10 43
3 Auckland FC 26 +13 42
4 Melbourne Victory 26 +11 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

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

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

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

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