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Australian A-League | Gameweek 11
Jan 7, 2023 at 8.45am UK
AAMI Park
Western United

Melbourne City
4 - 0
Western Utd

Tilio (9'), Lacroix (12' og.), MacLaren (25'), Nabbout (84')
FT(HT: 3-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wellington 1-3 Melbourne City
Monday, January 2 at 2am in Australian A-League
Last Game: Western Utd 1-1 Brisbane Roar
Friday, December 30 at 8.45am in Australian A-League

We said: Melbourne City 3-1 Western United

Presiding regular-season champions Melbourne City head into the match on the back of seven victories from nine league matches, which brings us to our prediction that Rado Vidosic's side will emerge victorious in an end-to-end game at AAMI Park. Read more.

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 66.72%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Western United had a probability of 13.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.59%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.15%), while for a Western United win it was 0-1 (4.27%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Melbourne City would win this match.

Result
Melbourne CityDrawWestern United
66.72% (-0.36 -0.36) 19.31% (0.146 0.15) 13.96% (0.215 0.22)
Both teams to score 51.07% (0.088999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.85% (-0.18 -0.18)42.15% (0.181 0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.44% (-0.182 -0.18)64.55% (0.181 0.18)
Melbourne City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.27% (-0.149 -0.15)11.73% (0.148 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.14% (-0.32100000000001 -0.32)36.86% (0.322 0.32)
Western United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.86% (0.198 0.2)42.14% (-0.198 -0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.44% (0.172 0.17)78.56% (-0.17100000000001 -0.17)
Score Analysis
    Melbourne City 66.72%
    Western United 13.96%
    Draw 19.31%
Melbourne CityDrawWestern United
2-0 @ 11.35% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
1-0 @ 10.59% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.81% (0.016 0.02)
3-0 @ 8.11% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
3-1 @ 7.01% (-0.03 -0.03)
4-0 @ 4.35% (-0.069 -0.07)
4-1 @ 3.76% (-0.039 -0.04)
3-2 @ 3.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.86% (-0.04 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.62% (-0.0079999999999998 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.61% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 3.63%
Total : 66.72%
1-1 @ 9.15% (0.07 0.07)
0-0 @ 4.94% (0.04 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.24% (0.029000000000001 0.03)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 19.31%
0-1 @ 4.27% (0.056999999999999 0.06)
1-2 @ 3.96% (0.051 0.05)
0-2 @ 1.85% (0.034 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.22% (0.015 0.02)
1-3 @ 1.14% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 13.96%

How you voted: Melbourne City vs Western Utd

Melbourne City
76.9%
Draw
11.5%
Western United
11.5%
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Head to Head
Oct 7, 2022 9.45am
May 28, 2022 10.45am
Mar 12, 2022 6.05am
Western Utd
2-2
Melbourne City
Lacroix (16'), Krhin (30')
Imai (35'), Prijovic (42'), Lacroix (76')
Metcalfe (42'), MacLaren (65')
Jan 29, 2022 8.45am
Dec 4, 2021 8.45am
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