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Australian A-League | Gameweek 14
Mar 26, 2021 at 8.05am UK
AAMI Park
Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City
4 - 1
Western Sydney

Noone (33', 55'), Nabbout (52'), MacLaren (90+2')
Good (50')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ibini-Isei (21')
Mutch (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Australian A-League clash between Melbourne City and Western Sydney Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Melbourne City win with a probability of 50.2%. A win for Western Sydney Wanderers had a probability of 27.36% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.46%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Western Sydney Wanderers win was 1-2 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.02%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Melbourne City would win this match.

Result
Melbourne CityDrawWestern Sydney Wanderers
50.2%22.43%27.36%
Both teams to score 62.72%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.65%37.34%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.44%59.55%
Melbourne City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.85%15.15%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.25%43.74%
Western Sydney Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.92%26.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.87%61.12%
Score Analysis
    Melbourne City 50.2%
    Western Sydney Wanderers 27.36%
    Draw 22.43%
Melbourne CityDrawWestern Sydney Wanderers
2-1 @ 9.46%
1-0 @ 7.46%
2-0 @ 7.04%
3-1 @ 5.95%
3-0 @ 4.43%
3-2 @ 4%
4-1 @ 2.81%
4-0 @ 2.09%
4-2 @ 1.89%
5-1 @ 1.06%
Other @ 4.05%
Total : 50.2%
1-1 @ 10.02%
2-2 @ 6.36%
0-0 @ 3.95%
3-3 @ 1.79%
Other @ 0.32%
Total : 22.43%
1-2 @ 6.74%
0-1 @ 5.31%
0-2 @ 3.57%
1-3 @ 3.02%
2-3 @ 2.85%
0-3 @ 1.6%
1-4 @ 1.01%
2-4 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 27.36%

Head to Head
Mar 2, 2021 8.05am
Gameweek 15
Western Sydney
0-2
Melbourne City

Baccus (39'), Mutch (63')
MacLaren (6', 54')
Mar 14, 2020 8.30am
Gameweek 23
Melbourne City
1-1
Western Sydney
MacLaren (30' pen.)
Berenguer (76'), Metcalfe (85')
Russell (21')
Schwegler (27')
Nov 22, 2019 8.30am
Gameweek 7
Western Sydney
2-3
Melbourne City
Yeboah (2', 80')
Schwegler (55'), McGowan (69')
MacLaren (56' pen., 92'), Brillante (73')
Delbridge (30'), Griffiths (69'), Jamieson (95')
Mar 30, 2019 8.50am
Gameweek 23
Western Sydney
3-0
Melbourne City
Riera (35' pen., 84'), Duke (53')
Riera (45'), Llorente (80'), Mahazi (80')

Griffiths (40'), Brattan (42'), Harrison (80'), Good (90')
Jan 22, 2019 8.50am
Gameweek 15
Melbourne City
4-3
Western Sydney
De Laet (1', 84'), Brattan (38'), Schenkeveld (94')
Baccus (51'), De Laet (56'), Wales (85'), Schenkeveld (95')
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Bonevacia (32'), Baccus (56')
Baccus (66')
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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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