Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers

A-League Men 12 Mar 2024, 08:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
7–0
HT 4–0
FULL TIME
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 J. Morgan Round 12

Match report

Melbourne City thrashed Western Sydney Wanderers 7-0 in the A-League Men on 12 March 2024. It was 4-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 21 shots to Western Sydney Wanderers' 12.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with J. Morgan in charge.

Half-time 4-0 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 21 - 12 On target 12 - 5 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 12 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Tolgay Arslan
Melbourne City · 2 goals
8 Nuno Reis 1 goal
8 Léo Natel 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Max Caputo 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Terry Antonis 1 goal, 1 assist
First half vs second half
Melbourne City stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 12–7
Shots On Goal 5–3 7–2
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 2–0 6–2
Attacks 62–33 65–39
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
127 Attacks 72
61 Dangerous Attacks 40
4 On Target 4
9 Off Target 9
21 Shots Total 12
12 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 5
18 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 12
8 Corners 2
3 Offsides 2
64% Ball Possession 36%
0 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 5
620 Passes Total 339
539 Passes Accurate 263
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 4 N. Reis 26 S. Souprayen 14 V. Fernández
6 S. Ugarkovic 8 J. Jeggo
44 M. Jakolis 10 T. Arslan 11 L. Natel
37 M. Caputo
Western Sydney Wanderers · 4-4-2
20 L. Thomas
31 A. Simmons 16 T. Beadling 33 A. Bonetig 29 D. Scicluna
17 L. Brook 21 J. Hendrix 36 O. Priestman 14 N. Milanovic
26 B. Borrello 9 M. Antonsson
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 17 Terry Antonis
  • 15 Andrew Nabbout
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 9 Jamie MacLaren
  • 38 Harry Politidis
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 18 Jordon Hall
Western Sydney Wanderers
Coach
M. Rudan
Substitutes
  • 19 Jack Clisby
  • 2 Gabriel Cléúr
  • 44 Nathan Barrie
  • 7 Dylan Pierias
  • 10 Milos Ninkovic
  • 1 Daniel Margush
  • 5 Sonny Kittel
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Clisby ↓ D. Scicluna Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 46' ↑ N. Barrie ↓ T. Beadling Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 46' ↑ M. Ninković ↓ N. Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 46' ↑ D. Pierias ↓ L. Brook Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 46' ↑ G. Cléùr ↓ A. Simmons Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 54' ↑ T. Antonis ↓ J. Jeggo Melbourne City
  • 55' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ M. Jakoliš Melbourne City
  • 65' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ T. Arslan Melbourne City
  • 65' ↑ J. Maclaren ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 74' ↑ H. Politidis ↓ V. Fernández Melbourne City
Cards
  • 52' M. Ninkovic Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 85' N. Barrie Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 86' D. Pierias Western Sydney Wanderers
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 6 6 draws 2 Western Sydney Wanderers
2026-04-04 Melbourne City vs WS Wanderers 3 - 0
2026-02-07 WS Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
2025-10-18 WS Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 2 - 2
2024-11-30 Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 2
2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City 1 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Western Sydney Wanderers D L D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers?
Melbourne City won 7-0 against Western Sydney Wanderers on 12 March 2024.
Who won Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers?
Melbourne City won the match 7-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers?
Melbourne City had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.