Western Sydney vs Melbourne City Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Western Sydney were up against Melbourne City in the A-League of Australia on October 18. The match ended in a stalemate, with the final scoreline reading 1-1.

The game turned on the 11th minute when Kosta Barbarouses found the net, giving Western Sydney the lead. This was followed by a goal from Max Caputo, securing the 1-1 result.

A sense of anticipation builds as the upcoming face-off sees Western Sydney and Melbourne City square off once more, 6 months after their previous A-League match which ended in a draw 2-2. Western Sydney come into this match following a defeat to Heidelberg United on August 12, looking to bounce back with a stronger performance.

Melbourne City are enduring a rough patch as well, entering this game after suffering three losses in a row to Vissel Kobe, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and APIA Tigers. Goal-scoring has proven elusive for them lately, with no goals in their past three matches, a worrying sign ahead of their next encounter.

Western Sydney and Melbourne City meet in A-League with their goal-scorers and playmakers ready to take on pivotal roles. Western Sydney’s attacking options, crafted under Alen Stajcic’s leadership, have been bolstered by Brandon Borrello and Kosta Barbarouses, both of whom have contributed crucial assists.

Meanwhile, Aziz Behich and Nathaniel Atkinson have been pivotal for Melbourne City’s attack, with Aurelio Vidmar at the helm, combining to deliver important assists. Melbourne City’s attacking depth is further showcased by Andreas Kuen, Mathew Leckie and Besian Kutleshi, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

ScoreBat is covering Western Sydney vs Melbourne City in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all matches of the A-League of Australia in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

Our own AI model makes a pre-game prediction for Western Sydney–Melbourne City, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that Melbourne City’s victory was the forecast’s top scenario at 37%, while a draw was at 32% and Western Sydney’s victory was at 31%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Western Sydney - Melbourne City in real time.

Western Sydney kicked off the game with Lawrence Thomas, Alex Gersbach, Alex Bonetig, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Aidan Simmons who got substituted by Gabriel Cleur on the 65th minute, Steven Ugarkovic who got substituted by Alou Kuol on the 65th minute, Josh Brillante, Angus Thurgate who got substituted by Dylan Dean Scicluna on the 90th minute, Bozhidar Kraev, Kosta Barbarouses who got substituted by Aydan Jonathan Hammond on the 80th minute and Brandon Borrello who got substituted by Awan Lual on the 90th minute as starters, with Jordan Holmes, Ruon Tongyik, Gabriel Cleur, Dylan Dean Scicluna, Aydan Jonathan Hammond, Awan Lual and Alou Kuol on the bench.

Melbourne City's starting eleven were Patrick Beach, Aziz Behich, Samuel Souprayen, German Ferreyra, Nathaniel Atkinson who got substituted by Harrison Shillington on the 90th minute, Mathew Leckie who got substituted by Zane Schreiber on the 70th minute, Kai Trewin, Elbasan Rashani who got substituted by Kavian Rahmani on the 70th minute, Andreas Kuen who got substituted by Emin Durakovic on the 70th minute, Takeshi Kanamori who got substituted by Beckham Baker on the 80th minute and Max Caputo, with Dakota Ochsenham, Liam Bonetig, Harrison Shillington, Kavian Rahmani, Beckham Baker, Emin Durakovic and Zane Schreiber on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Western Sydney vs Melbourne City on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 1.04 - 0.94
• Ball Possession: 37 - 63
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 2
• Total Attempts: 13 - 10
• Shots On Target: 4 - 4
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 5 - 5
• Shots from Outside the Box: 8 - 5
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 8 - 15
• Corners: 2 - 8
• Throw-Ins: 11 - 11
• Saves: 3 - 3
• Free Kicks: 15 - 8
• Offsides: 0 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 49 - 165
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 35 - 117
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 10 - 17
• Tackles: 14 - 8
• Completed Tackles: 10 - 6
• Total Crosses: 15 - 23
• Successful Crosses: 4 - 2
• Interceptions: 10 - 6
• Clearances: 35 - 12

Referee showed the yellow card four times throughout the game. Takeshi Kanamori, Angus Thurgate, Kavian Rahmani and Alou Kuol were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Over five meetings since January 2024, the teams have each had their moments. Western Sydney and Melbourne City each have two wins, with the other one encounter ending in stalemate. Their latest meeting occurred on April 19, 2025, during the A-League of Australia, finishing in a 2-2 draw. Western Sydney have managed six goals in these five matches, while Melbourne City have scored eleven in total. In their recent history, Western Sydney and Melbourne City have been evenly balanced in head-to-head meetings.

Western Sydney have won zero of their two matches in A-League this season, with one draw and one defeat, netting one goal (0.50 per match) and conceding two (1.00 per match). In A-League, Melbourne City have played three matches, winning one, drawing two and losing zero, scoring five goals at an average of 1.67 per match and conceding one at a rate of 0.33 per match.

Recent Form

Western Sydney are coming off a loss in their last match against Heidelberg United, while Melbourne City's recent form includes three consecutive losses, including defeats against Vissel Kobe, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and APIA Tigers in their last three outings. Overall, Western Sydney have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing four, while Melbourne City have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing four.

Live Standings

As always, Australia A-League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Western Sydney hold 11th place with one point after two matches, while Melbourne City occupy 2nd spot with five points in three matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Western Sydney and Melbourne City in real time. You can watch the goals by Kosta Barbarouses and Max Caputo as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Western Sydney - Melbourne City are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.