Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City Prediction: I predict more than two goals

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City Prediction and Odds on 18 October 2025

Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City will kick off against one another in the opening matchup of Round 1 in the Australia A-League at CommBank Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers gained 46 points in 26 games, positioning them in 4th place in the league standings last season, and they will aim to secure a win on their home soil. Meanwhile, Melbourne City have gained 48 points in 26 games, in which they ended in 2nd place in the league standings, and they will aim to secure a win on the road. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Western Sydney Wanderers: Forms and Statistics

Western Sydney Wanderers gained 46 points in 26 games, positioning them in 4th place in the league standings last season, and they will aim to secure a win on their home soil. Meanwhile, Western Sydney Wanderers recorded three losses and two wins before coming into this match. They suffered defeats against Melbourne Victory, Persib Bandung and Heidelberg Utd. However, they were victorious against Peninsula and Macarthur FC. In this match, Western Sydney Wanderers will aim to secure a win on their home soil early this season.

Western Sydney Wanderers Lineups

🔖 Western Sydney Wanderer predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Lawrence Thomas

Defender players: Gabriel Cleur, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Alex Bonetig, Alex Gersbach

Midfielder players: Aydan Hammond, Joshua Brillante, Steven Ugarkovic, Bozhidar Kraev

Attacking players: Brandon Borrello, Alou Kuol

⛔️ Unavailable: No Record

👤 Head Coach: Anastasiadis J.

Melbourne City: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne City have gained 48 points in 26 games, in which they ended in 2nd place in the league standings, and will aim to secure a win on the road. Meanwhile, Melbourne City extended their winless streak to three games during their last five games against Vissel Kobe in the Asia AFC encounters last time out, in a 0-1 defeat. Before the match, they suffered defeats against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and APIA Leichhardt, but they were victorious against Melbourne Victory, and they tied against Western United. Going into this match, they will Melbourne City will aim to secure a win and snap their winless streak of three games.

Melbourne City Lineups

🔖 Melbourne City predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Patrick Beach

Defender players: Nathaniel Atkinson, German Ferreyra, Samuel Souprayen, Aziz Behich

Midfielder players: Mathew Leckie, Kai Trewin, Andreas Kuen,

Attacking players: Andrew Nabbout, Max Caputo, Elbasan Rashani

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👤 Head Coach:Vidmar A.

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City: Head-to-Head Statistics

Throughtout their last five games, Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City won in two games each, and both teams tied in one game. However, both teams scored against one another in two games, and more than two goals were recorded in three games.

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City: Betting Tips & Odds

• In four of their last five games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City have taken more than 9 corners against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.66;
• In two of their last five games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City have had BTTS against one another. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.50;
• In three of their last five games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City have had over 2.5 goals against their opponents. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In two or more of their last five games between Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City have had one goal at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne City match Prediction 18 October 2025

Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City will aim to secure a win in their opening matchup of the season, since both teams will aim to record a win form. Therefore, I expect both teams to dislay superior in front of the net, while I expect both teams to find net and I expect more than two goals to be recorded. Considering that both teams will aim to secure a win in this match, I expect more than one goal to be recorded early in this match, since both teams have conceded early in most of their last five head-to-head games.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.60 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: HF BTTS goals for a coefficient of 3.40 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is HF To 1.5 goals for a coefficient of 2.25 in the Bet365 bookmaker.