Melbourne City vs Western Sydney Wanderers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
3:0
04/04/2026 at 04:35 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • A-League - Round 23
  • Where to Watch on TV:
australiaAustralia10 Drama, Channel 10, Paramount+
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
germanyGermanySportdigital FUSSBALL
hong-kongHong-kongM Plus Live, myTV SUPER
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode
macaoMacaoMacau Cable TV 34 Football
new-zealandNew-zealandSKY Go NZ, Sky Sport 3
switzerlandSwitzerlandSunrise TV, Sunrise TV
thailandThailandTrue ID, True Premier Football 4
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDiscovery+ App, Discovery+, HBO Max, TNT Sports 3
usaUsaESPN App, ESPN+
worldWorldOnefootball

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.751.32
Ball possession
48%52%
Total shots
1517
Shots on target
84
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
83
Passes
80% (332/415)87% (394/453)
Yellow cards
43
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
1.751.32
xG on target (xGOT)
1.590.57
Total shots
1517
Shots on target
84
Shots off target
58
Blocked shots
25
Shots inside the box
1012
Shots outside the box
55
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
83
Touches in opposition box
2022
Accurate through passes
11
Offsides
21
Free kicks
612
Passes
80% (332/415)87% (394/453)
Long passes
30% (14/47)53% (20/38)
Passes in final third
68% (81/119)80% (100/125)
Crosses
15% (3/20)38% (6/16)
Expected assists (xA)
0.621.15
Throw ins
1324
Fouls
126
Tackles
75% (15/20)38% (5/13)
Duels won
4544
Clearances
2226
Interceptions
107
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
35
xGOT faced
0.571.59
Goals prevented
0.57-1.41

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (2 - 0)
  • 13', Younis M. 🟨,
  • 23', 1 - 0, Kuen A. , Younis M. (A),
  • 33', 2 - 0, Younis M. ,
  • 43', Kuen A. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 46', Teague R. , Schreiber Z. ,
  • 49', 3 - 0, Rashani E. , Younis M. (A),
  • 62', Rose J. 🟨,
  • 66', Caputo M. , Nabbout A. ,
  • 66', Rashani E. , Rahmani K. ,
  • 67', Scicluna D. , Lual A. ,
  • 67', Younis M. 🟨,
  • 72', Kuen A. , Shillington H. ,
  • 75', Pantazopoulos A. 🟨,
  • 80', Rose J. , Kuol A. ,
  • 83', Arzani D. , Durakovic E. ,
  • 85', Thurgate A. 🟨,
  • 88', Atkinson N. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Melbourne City
51.6%
Draw
24.3%
Western Sydney Wanderers
24.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
47.8% 25.1% 27.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.5% 23.9% 28.6%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Melbourne City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.8%)
  • Western Sydney Wanderers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.1%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Melbourne City than the current prediction. (-6.1%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Melbourne City that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Western Sydney Wanderers than the current prediction. (+4.5%)
  • Melbourne City - Western Sydney Wanderers Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.85
    (1.99)
    3.88
    (3.79)
    3.93
    (3.5)
    5.3%
    (5.2%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Melbourne City - Western Sydney Wanderers?
  • Users Predictions: 17 users predict this event. Melbourne City will win (votes: 12 - 70.6%). Western Sydney will win (votes: 1 - 5.9%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 23.5%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Melbourne City: 48.9%92.3%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Western Sydney (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 9 and 12).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Melbourne City won 1.
    • Melbourne City has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 1 wins).
    • Western Sydney's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Western Sydney may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, the opponents have had a series of away games.
    • Melbourne City is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Melbourne City: Kanamori T. (Knee Injury) Leckie M. (Hamstring Injury) Lopane A. (Muscle Injury)
    • There will not play in Western Sydney: Simmons A. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Melbourne City won 10 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 43:27. (average 2.2:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Melbourne City won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 26:15. (average 2.6:1.5).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Melbourne City - Western Sydney Wanderers were as follows:
    07.02.2026 Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne City 1:1
    18.10.2025 Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne City 1:1
    19.04.2025 Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne City 2:2
    30.11.2024 Melbourne City - Western Sydney Wanderers 0:2
    20.04.2024 Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne City 1:2
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