MELBOURNE. Western United finds its way back against Melbourne City with a goal on the C. Metcalfe 42′ and a goal on the J. Maclaren 65′. Melbourne City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani who was helped by Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 21
- 5 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 71 Attack 142
- 22 Dangerous attack 68
- 71 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 11
Fouls
- 10 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Western United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Melbourne City to win the match.
Western United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Western United received 3 yellow cards (T. Imai, A. Prijovic and L. Lacroix). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Western United will have 33 points like Melbourne City to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Melbourne City will have 33 points like Western United to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western United will play away against Central Coast Mariners on the 30th of April with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Melbourne City will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 9th of April with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (10 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
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Western United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Joshua Risdon , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Ben Garuccio , Steven Lustica , Rene Krhin , Dylan Pierias , Lachlan Wales , Adisu Bayew and Aleksandar Prijović .
The home team had on the bench: Connor Pain , Christian Theoharous, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Dylan Wenzel-Halls , Ryan Scott, Jerry Skotadis and Noah Botic.
Substitutions
Western United made 3 changes: A. Bayew for C. Pain (67′), R. Krhin for J. Skotadis (72′) and L. Wales for D. Wenzel-Halls (82′).
Best player: Léo Lacroix
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Léo Lacroix.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
Also Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Matthew Sutton , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Jamieson , Conor Metcalfe , Aiden O’Neill , Andrew Nabbout , Florin Berenguer , Marco Tilio and Jamie MacLaren .
They had on the bench: Tsubasa Endoh, Kerrin Stokes, Taras Gomulka, Jordan Bos, Tom Glover, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Stefan Colakovski.
Substitutions
Melbourne City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Best player: Conor Metcalfe
The most impressive player for Melbourne City was Conor Metcalfe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Perth Glory – Sydney – 0-2
- Western United – Melbourne City – 2-2
- Macarthur – Western Sydney Wanderers – 3-1
- Brisbane Roar – Wellington Phoenix – 2-1
