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Weston Bears vs Melbourne City: Match Preview

Weston Bears

Form unavailable

0-3

HT 0-1

Melbourne City

Form unavailable

Date

26 July 2026

Kickoff

07:00

Venue

Rockwell Automation Park

Round

Round of 32

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 07:00–09:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Reader-Weighted Pick

Melbourne City to win

Medium Confidence No featured pick has been generated for this fixture yet, so this pick is drawn from reader-weighted form data instead. Backed by confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Weston Bears face Melbourne City in Australia Cup in Australia. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 26 July 2026 at 07:00 at Rockwell Automation Park.

No featured pick has been generated for this fixture yet, so this pick is drawn from reader-weighted form data instead. Backed by confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Weston Bears

Rating 6.1/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

Points rate

6.1/10

Melbourne City

Rating 7.2/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

67%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.2/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Weston Bears

4-2-3-1

12 M. Buettner D

Coach

Substitutes

No substitutes listed.

Melbourne City

4-3-3

40 J. Nieuwenhuizen G

14 Besian Kutleshi M

22 P. Antoniou D

2 H. Delbridge D

13 N. Atkinson D

17 M. Caputo F

38 Beckham Baker F

24 Kavian Rahmani M

Coach

Aurelio Vidmar

Substitutes

L. Charles

A. Gerald

Angus Mackintosh

A. Nabbout

Weston Bears

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12M. BuettnerD

Substitutes

Not listed.

Coach

Melbourne City

Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

40J. NieuwenhuizenG
13N. AtkinsonD
2H. DelbridgeD
22P. AntoniouD
14Besian KutleshiM
24Kavian RahmaniM
38Beckham BakerF
17M. CaputoF

Substitutes

42L. CharlesG
37A. GeraldF
43Angus MackintoshM
15A. NabboutF

Coach

Aurelio Vidmar

Weston BearsMelbourne City

⚽ Goal
L. Wong · M. Caputo
6'
⚽ Goal
L. Wong · M. Caputo
HT 0-1
🟨 Yellow card
B. Baker
57'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Baker
🟨 Yellow card
C. Hatfield
59'
🟨 Yellow card
C. Hatfield
↔ Sub
B. Archbold · M. Wettig
65'
↔ Sub
B. Archbold · M. Wettig
↔ Sub
M. Caputo · A. Nabbout
68'
↔ Sub
M. Caputo · A. Nabbout
↔ Sub
B. Baker · R. Ballah
68'
↔ Sub
B. Baker · R. Ballah
↔ Sub
L. Wong · A. Mackintosh
68'
↔ Sub
L. Wong · A. Mackintosh
↔ Sub
B. Beveridge · C. Law
74'
↔ Sub
B. Beveridge · C. Law
↔ Sub
D. Burston · C. Wood
77'
↔ Sub
D. Burston · C. Wood
↔ Sub
D. Archbold · R. Ensor
77'
↔ Sub
D. Archbold · R. Ensor
⚽ Goal
B. Kutleshi
80'
⚽ Goal
B. Kutleshi
↔ Sub
B. Kutleshi · I. Boston
83'
↔ Sub
B. Kutleshi · I. Boston
⚽ Goal
M. Memeti
85'
⚽ Goal
M. Memeti
↔ Sub
K. Rahmani · A. Gerald
88'
↔ Sub
K. Rahmani · A. Gerald
FT 0-3

Weston Bears recent results

WWeston Bears v Kahibah5-2 WCharlestown City Blues v Weston Bears0-5 WWeston Bears v Lambton Jaffas3-2 LBroadmeadow Magic v Weston Bears5-1 DCooks Hill United v Weston Bears3-3 DWeston Bears v Belmont Swansea2-2

Melbourne City recent results

DAuckland v Melbourne City1-1 LMelbourne City v Adelaide United1-2 WBrisbane Roar v Melbourne City2-3 WMelbourne City v Wellington Phoenix2-0 WMelbourne City v Central Coast Mariners2-1 WMelbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers3-0

Our Pick

Melbourne City to win

Medium

No featured pick has been generated for this fixture yet, so this pick is drawn from reader-weighted form data instead. Backed by confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Weston Bears

6.1/10

No form data

Melbourne City

7.2/10

No form data

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

Not enough recent information is available for a detailed trend summary.

Match information

Competition: Australia Cup
Country: Australia
Date: 26 July 2026
Kickoff: 07:00
Season: 2026
Round: Round of 32
Referee: J. Attard
Venue: Rockwell Automation Park

Match preview guide

Weston Bears vs Melbourne City: form, H2H and match context

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