AUSTRALIA › A-LEAGUE
30.01.2026 06:00
Sky Stadium
Referee: A. Faghani
Wellington Phoenix
Match Timeline
Melbourne City
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
23'
I. Eze · Assist: C. Armiento
Wellington Phoenix
⚽
52'
I. Eze · Assist: K. Nagasawa
Wellington Phoenix
🔄
54'
Z. Schreiber ↔ T. Kanamori
Melbourne City
🔄
54'
B. Mazzeo ↔ M. Younis
Melbourne City
🔄
54'
M. Caputo ↔ A. Kuen
Melbourne City
🔄
64'
T. Payne ↔ C. Piper
Wellington Phoenix
🔄
64'
P. Retre ↔ S. Kartum
Wellington Phoenix
🔄
72'
A. Lopane ↔ P. Antoniou
Melbourne City
⚽
73'
M. Younis
Melbourne City
🔄
75'
I. Eze ↔ N. Mileusnic
Wellington Phoenix
🔄
75'
R. Najjarine ↔ M. Sheridan
Wellington Phoenix
⚽
77'
M. Memeti
Melbourne City
🔄
84'
H. Shillington ↔ L. Bonetig
Melbourne City
🔄
89'
K. Nagasawa ↔ L. Kelly-Heald
Wellington Phoenix
🔄
89'
↔ L. Wong
Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Wellington Phoenix Win 0%
Draw 0%
Melbourne City Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Wellington Phoenix1.42
Melbourne City1.39
Recent Form (Last 5)
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix
WWDLW
22 GF / 26 GA
Melbourne City Melbourne City
WLDWL
16 GF / 18 GA
Key Stats
1.57
Average Goals Scored
1.07
1.86
Average Goals Conceded
1.2
11
BTTS Yes
6
11
Over 2.5
5
5.29
Shots on Goal
3.87

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 14 matches
Melbourne City Melbourne City 15 matches
Wellington Phoenix Statistic Melbourne City
5 Wins 5
3 Draws 5
6 Losses 5
22 Goals For 16
26 Goals Against 18
1.57 Avg Goals Scored 1.07
1.86 Avg Goals Conceded 1.2
11 BTTS Yes 6
13 Over 1.5 8
11 Over 2.5 5
7 Over 3.5 4
2 Clean Sheets 7
1 Failed To Score 5
5.29 Shots On Goal 3.87
13.57 Total Shots 12.73
4.86 Corners 5.93
51.5% Ball Possession 58.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Wellington Phoenix won 2 times, Melbourne City won 9 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 12:31 from Wellington Phoenix's perspective. 9 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 7 matches, with an average of 2.87 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Wellington Phoenix 3-4-2-1 / Melbourne City 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Wellington Phoenix wins 2, draws 4, Melbourne City wins 9

Standings

A-League: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 26 15 3 8 55:39 16 48
W D D L W
2 26 12 7 7 46:36 10 43
W W D D W
3 26 11 9 6 42:29 13 42
D L D D L
4 26 11 7 8 44:33 11 40
W D D L W
5 26 11 6 9 33:25 8 39
D D W D L
6 26 10 8 8 33:33 0 38
L W W W W
7 26 9 7 10 37:44 -7 34
W L L W W
8 26 9 6 11 36:48 -12 33
L W L W W
9 26 8 8 10 35:42 -7 32
L W D L D
10 26 8 7 11 32:39 -7 31
W D W D D
11 26 6 8 12 27:36 -9 26
L L D D L
12 26 5 6 15 27:43 -16 21
L L L L L
Promotion - A-League (Play Offs: Semi-finals)
Promotion - A-League (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)