Melbourne City 4-1 Western Sydney - March 26, 2021 / A-League 2020/2021
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Team line-ups
Melbourne City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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1 | G |
Tommy Glover | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
22 | D |
Curtis Good | 50 | 28 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
3 | D |
Scott Jamieson | 88 | 32 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
34 | M |
Connor Metcalfe | 21 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
7 | D |
Rostyn Griffiths | 33 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
10 | M |
Florin Bérenguer | 31 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
13 | D |
Nathaniel Atkinson | 21 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
11 | M |
Craig Noone | 553383 | 33 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
20 | M |
Adrián Luna | 88 | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
9 | F |
Jamie MacLaren | 92 | 27 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
15 | M |
Andrew Nabbout | 52 | 28 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
51
Western Sydney
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | G |
Daniel Margush | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
33 | D |
Mark Natta | 63 | 18 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
4 | D |
Dylan McGowan | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
13 | D |
Tate Russell | 56 | 21 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
2 | D |
Ziggy Gordon | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
29 | D |
Daniel Wilmering | 20 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
17 | M |
Keanu Baccus | 56 | 22 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
14 | M |
James Troisi | 56 | 32 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
18 | M |
Graham Dorrans | 33 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
9 | F |
Bernie Ibini-Isei | 2175 | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
12 | F |
Mitchell Duke | 30 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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33 | G |
Matthew Sutton | 21 | ||||
36 | D |
Kerrin Stokes | 18 | ||||
2 | D |
Scott Galloway | 25 | ||||
19 | D |
Ben Garuccio | 83 | 25 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
16 | M |
Taras Gomulka | 88 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
14 | M |
Naoki Tsubaki | 20 | ||||
23 | F |
Marco Tilio | 88 | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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40 | G |
Noah James | 20 | ||||
39 | D |
Thomas Aquilina | 63 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
19 | M |
Jordon Mutch | 5683 | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
27 | M |
Nicolai Müller | 56 | 33 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
11 | F |
Kwame Yeboah | 75 | 26 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
7 | F |
Bruce Kamau | 56 | 25 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
10 | F |
Simon Cox | 33 |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Adrián Luna
IN
Nuno Reis
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
40
12
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
62 %
Kisnorbo vs Western Sydney
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Kisnorbo vs Robinson
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
14
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Robinson vs Melbourne City
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Robinson vs Kisnorbo
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Alex King
12 victories |
8 draws |
13 losses |
Melbourne City33 matches | General total | Western Sydney34 matches | 15 victories |
5 draws |
14 losses |
3 victories |
1 draw |
2 losses |
Melbourne City6 matches | Season total | Western Sydney7 matches | 2 victories |
3 draws |
2 losses |
Latest figure on January 25, 2025 | Latest figure on January 31, 2025 |
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Key figures

Melbourne City keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Western Sydney in A-League running (since 22/11/2019). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/01/2019 (3 matches)

Melbourne City keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 23/02/2021). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 31/07/2019-20/10/2019 time period (6 matches).

End of streak for Western Sydney after 6 consecutive matches without a loss away from home (since 08/01/2021). It was the best streak for the club since 15/12/2012-08/11/2013 (12 matches).
General ranking
1 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 pts | 13 rd | |
+2 | 2 | Melbourne City | 24 pts | 12 rd |
3 | Adelaide United | 22 pts | 12 rd | |
-2 | 4 | Western Sydney | 22 pts | 14 rd |
5 | Macarthur FC | 20 pts | 13 rd |
General ranking
+2 | 2 | Melbourne City | 24 pts | 12 rd |
3 | Adelaide United | 22 pts | 12 rd | |
-2 | 4 | Western Sydney | 22 pts | 14 rd |
5 | Macarthur FC | 20 pts | 13 rd | |
6 | Sydney FC | 19 pts | 12 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VMelbourne City 2-0 Western United Melbourne26/08/2020 | VMelbourne City 2-1 Western United Melbourne16/01/2021 | LMelbourne City 1-3 Perth Glory31/01/2021 | VMelbourne City 3-2 Sydney FC23/02/2021 | VMelbourne City 3-0 Macarthur FC12/03/2021 | VMelbourne City 2-0 Central Coast Mariners22/03/2021 |
Overall | LNewcastle Jets 1-0 Melbourne City07/02/2021 | VMelbourne City 3-2 Sydney FC23/02/2021 | VWestern Sydney 0-2 Melbourne City02/03/2021 | VMelbourne Victory 0-6 Melbourne City06/03/2021 | VMelbourne City 3-0 Macarthur FC12/03/2021 | VMelbourne City 2-0 Central Coast Mariners22/03/2021 |
Current form
Away | VNewcastle Jets 1-2 Western Sydney08/01/2021 | DSydney FC 1-1 Western Sydney16/01/2021 | VCentral Coast Mariners 0-1 Western Sydney19/01/2021 | DMacarthur FC 2-2 Western Sydney06/02/2021 | DWellington Phoenix 2-2 Western Sydney21/02/2021 | VWestern United Melbourne 0-1 Western Sydney07/03/2021 |
Overall | DWellington Phoenix 2-2 Western Sydney21/02/2021 | LWestern Sydney 2-3 Adelaide United27/02/2021 | LWestern Sydney 0-2 Melbourne City02/03/2021 | VWestern United Melbourne 0-1 Western Sydney07/03/2021 | VWestern Sydney 4-3 Wellington Phoenix15/03/2021 | VWestern Sydney 3-0 Perth Glory19/03/2021 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 3 | 5 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 6 | 14 |
Scoring streak | 11 | 5 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
Unbeaten streak | 6 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 12 | 3 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
2 |
1449 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
1448 |
7 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
6 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
11 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
13 |
5 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
6 |
7 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
4 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
22 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
21 |
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
9 |
12 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
16 |
6 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
6 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.62 |
2.2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
1.09 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.23 |
1.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
17 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
24 |
8 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
12 |
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Jamie MacLaren | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Mitchell Duke | ![]() |
![]() | Jamie MacLaren | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Simon Cox | ![]() |
![]() | Jamie MacLaren | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Graham Dorrans | ![]() |
![]() | Jamie MacLaren | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 4 assists | Bernie Ibini-Isei | ![]() |
![]() | Andrew Nabbout | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Keanu Baccus | ![]() |
![]() | Jamie MacLaren | 11 goals, 4 assists during the last 11 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Mitchell Duke | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
21 ga
Away
18 gf
23 ga
Total
44 gf
44 ga
Historical head to head
Home
23 gf
18 ga
Away
21 gf
26 ga
Total
44 gf
44 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 18, 2019 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
September 18, 2019 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
March 30, 2019 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
November 13, 2015 |
Latest head to head
March 02, 2021 - A-League 2020/2021
March 14, 2020 - Hyundai A-League 2019/2020
November 22, 2019 - Hyundai A-League 2019/2020
September 18, 2019 - FFA Cup 2019
March 30, 2019 - A-League 2018/2019
Best historical scorers against Western Sydney
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Jamie MacLaren | 6 goals | 2019 - 2021 |
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Bruno Fornaroli | 4 goals | 2016 - 2018 |
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Harry Novillo | 4 goals | 2015 - 2016 |
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Ritchie De Laet | 3 goals | 2019 - 2019 |
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Tim Cahill | 2 goals | 2016 - 2016 |
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Ross McCormack | 2 goals | 2017 - 2018 |
Best historical scorers against Melbourne City
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Brendon Santalab | 5 goals | 2014 - 2017 |
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Mark Bridge | 5 goals | 2012 - 2018 |
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Oriol Riera | 4 goals | 2018 - 2019 |
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Mitch Nichols | 3 goals | 2015 - 2016 |
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Roly Bonevacia | 2 goals | 2018 - 2019 |
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Kwame Yeboah | 2 goals | 2019 - 2019 |
Players with most games played vs Western Sydney
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Luke Brattan | 10 matches | 2016 - 2019 |
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Scott Jamieson | 10 matches | 2017 - 2021 |
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Bruno Fornaroli | 9 matches | 2015 - 2018 |
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David Williams | 9 matches | 2013 - 2016 |
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Osama Malik | 8 matches | 2016 - 2019 |
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Nathaniel Atkinson | 8 matches | 2018 - 2021 |
Players with most games played vs Melbourne City
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Mark Bridge | 14 matches | 2012 - 2018 |
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Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 13 matches | 2012 - 2016 |
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Jaushua Sotirio | 11 matches | 2015 - 2019 |
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Keanu Baccus | 10 matches | 2017 - 2021 |
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Mateo Poljak | 9 matches | 2012 - 2015 |
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Labinot Haliti | 9 matches | 2012 - 2015 |
They played in both sides
93 matches


32 matches
72 matches


15 matches
70 matches


13 matches
66 matches


8 matches
58 matches


54 matches
49 matches


37 matches
They played in both sides
35 matches


103 matches
27 matches


82 matches
21 matches


78 matches
48 matches


55 matches
58 matches


54 matches
8 matches


50 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 27, 2021
March 28, 2021
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| ![]() | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
+22
| ![]() | Melbourne City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
3
| ![]() | Adelaide United | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
-24
| ![]() | Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
5
| ![]() | Macarthur FC | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
6
| ![]() | Sydney FC | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
7
| ![]() | Brisbane Roar | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
8
| ![]() | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 |
9
| ![]() | Western United Melbourne | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
10
| ![]() | Perth Glory | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
11
| ![]() | Newcastle Jets | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
12
| ![]() | Melbourne Victory | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
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