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Western Sydney Wanderers

1–1

xG 0.87–0.86

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Melbourne City

Engie Stadium

Sydney · Sat 18 Oct, 17:00 AET · A-League Men · Cap 25,000

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. MCY held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 0.87–0.86. The sources were mixed.

WSWMCY
0.64Open play0.76
0.22Set play0.10
0.07Corners0.10
Shot profileFact
WSW were shooting from poor areas, 13 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 13–10.

WSWMCY

Shots

13 – 10

xG / shot

0.07 – 0.09

On target

4 – 4

Inside box

5 – 5

Outside box

8 – 5

Blocked

3 – 2

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

1 – 2

Big missed

0 – 1

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
WSW scored early.
xAnalysis

The opener arrived in the 11'.

First half

  • 11'Kosta Barbarouses scores (right foot shot, Brandon Borrello).
  • 13'Max Caputo scores (right foot shot, Andreas Kuen).
  • 34'Yellow, Takeshi Kanamori (Foul).

Second half

  • 57'Yellow, Angus Thurgate (Foul).
  • 65'Gabriel Cléúr on, Aidan Simmons off.
  • 65'A. Kuol on, Steven Ugarković off.
  • 70'Emin Durakovic on, Andreas Kuen off.
  • 70'Kavian Rahmani on, Elbasan Rashani off.
  • 70'Zane Schreiber on, Mathew Leckie off.
  • 71'Yellow, Kavian Rahmani (Foul).
  • 80'Beckham Baker on, Takeshi Kanamori off.
  • 80'Aydan Hammond on, Kosta Barbarouses off.
  • 84'Yellow, A. Kuol (Foul).
  • 90+1'Awan Lual on, Brandon Borrello off.
  • 90+1'Dylan Scicluna on, Angus Thurgate off.
  • 90+1'Harrison Shillington on, Nathaniel Atkinson off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-4-2 vs 4-3-3Fact
MCY have the extra attacker.
xAnalysis

WSW have two strikers against a back four, and one fewer in midfield.

WSW · 4-4-2MCY · 4-3-3

34892022232526313217101113161722262730GersbachBonetigUgarkovićBarbarousesThomasPantazopoul…KraevBrillanteBorrelloSimmonsThurgateBeachLeckieKanamoriRashaniAtkinsonBehichCaputoFerreyraSouprayenTrewinKuen
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.0–6.8. Kuen was the top mark.

WSW

32Angus ThurgateMF907.23
25Joshua BrillanteMF907.20
26Brandon BorrelloFW907.21
3Alex GersbachDF907.10
9Kosta BarbarousesFW807.11
22Anthony PantazopoulosDF906.90
23Bozhidar KraevMF906.91
8Steven UgarkovićMF656.92
20Lawrence ThomasGK906.90
4Alex BonetigDF906.80
45A. KuolFW256.70
2Gabriel CléúrDF256.70
21Aydan HammondFW106.61
31Aidan SimmonsDF656.50
5Dylan SciclunaMF10.00
39Awan LualFW10.00

MCY

30Andreas KuenMF707.42
17Max CaputoFW907.20
22Germán FerreyraDF907.10
27Kai TrewinMF907.10
11Elbasan RashaniFW706.90
47Kavian RahmaniFW206.82
19Zane SchreiberMF206.80
1Patrick BeachGK906.70
26Samuel SouprayenDF906.60
13Nathaniel AtkinsonDF906.52
10Takeshi KanamoriFW806.52
16Aziz BehichDF906.51
7Mathew LeckieMF706.40
39Emin DurakovicMF206.40
36Harrison ShillingtonDF10.00
38Beckham BakerFW100.00
Missing playersFact
MCY were thinner on the night.
xAnalysis

4 absences to 1.

WSW

  • Phillip CancarUnavailable

MCY

  • Andrew NabboutUnavailable
  • Alessandro LopaneUnavailable
  • James NieuwenhuizenUnavailable
  • Medin MemetiUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with MCY.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 8–92, WSW to MCY.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
MCY pinned the night in WSW's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 41% of the night in WSW's third and 17% in MCY's.

WSW thirdMiddleMCY third
41%42%17%
WSWMCY
Match statsFact
MCY had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

That did not turn into more shots (13–10).

WSWMCY

Possession

37% – 63%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

387 – 663

Lge 425.4

Corners

2 – 8

Lge 5.1

Tackles

15 – 11

Lge 17.4

npxG

0.87 – 0.86