AUSTRALIA A-LEAGUE
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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

Predictions & Statistics

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
Stats
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City Melbourne City
Shots on Goal
6
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
2
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
0
Blocked Shots
1
3 Corner Kicks 4
7 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
8 Total Shots 7
6 Shots on Goal 4
2 Shots off Goal 2
0 Blocked Shots 1
6 Shots insidebox 4
2 Shots outsidebox 3
2 Goalkeeper Saves 4
472 Total passes 540
352 Passes accurate 430
1.50 expected_goals 2.05
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 0 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix
Formation
Melbourne City
A. Kelly-Heald
A. Kelly-Heald
M. James
M. James
B. Tuiloma
B. Tuiloma
I. Hughes
I. Hughes
T. Payne
T. Payne
K. Nagasawa
🎯
K. Nagasawa
A. Rufer
A. Rufer
C. Armiento
🎯
C. Armiento
P. Retre
P. Retre
R. Najjarine
R. Najjarine
I. Eze
⚽ 2
I. Eze
P. Beach
P. Beach
H. Shillington
H. Shillington
G. Ferreyra
G. Ferreyra
S. Souprayen
S. Souprayen
A. Behich
A. Behich
R. Teague
R. Teague
Z. Schreiber
Z. Schreiber
B. Mazzeo
B. Mazzeo
A. Lopane
A. Lopane
M. Memeti
M. Memeti
M. Caputo
M. Caputo
Wellington Phoenix 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
30
A. Kelly-Heald
4
M. James
D
28
B. Tuiloma
D
15
I. Hughes
D
6
T. Payne
↓ 64'
M
25
K. Nagasawa
🎯 52' ↓ 89'
M
14
A. Rufer
M
11
C. Armiento
🎯 23'
M
8
P. Retre
↓ 64'
F
20
R. Najjarine
↓ 75'
F
7
I. Eze
⚽ 23' ⚽ 52' ↓ 75'
F
Substitutes
40
E. McCarron
G
3
C. Piper
↑ 64'
D
10
N. Mileusnic
↑ 75'
F
16
S. Kartum
↑ 64'
M
18
L. Kelly-Heald
↑ 89'
D
27
M. Sheridan
↑ 75'
D
29
L. Brooke-Smith
F
Melbourne City 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
P. Beach
G
36
H. Shillington
↓ 84'
D
22
G. Ferreyra
D
26
S. Souprayen
D
16
A. Behich
D
8
R. Teague
M
19
Z. Schreiber
↓ 54'
M
20
B. Mazzeo
↓ 54'
M
21
A. Lopane
↓ 72'
M
35
M. Memeti
⚽ 77'
M
17
M. Caputo
↓ 54'
F
Substitutes
40
J. Nieuwenhuizen
G
4
L. Bonetig
↑ 84'
D
10
T. Kanamori
↑ 54'
F
28
M. Younis
⚽ 73' ↑ 54'
F
30
A. Kuen
↑ 54'
M
37
P. Antoniou
↑ 72'
D
41
L. Wong
↑ 89'
M
Last matches: Wellington Phoenix
24.04.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Macarthur
0
4
L
18.04.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
2
1
W
12.04.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
2
L
05.04.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
1
0
W
21.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
2
1
W
14.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Perth Glory
2
0
W
06.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
1
1
D
01.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Sydney
0
1
L
21.02.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Auckland
0
5
L
13.02.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
2
2
D
06.02.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
2
3
L
23.01.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Newcastle Jets
1
4
L
18.01.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Sydney
2
0
W
11.01.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
2
2
D
03.01.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
3
0
W
29.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
1
5
L
21.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Central Coast Mariners
3
1
W
14.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Newcastle Jets
1
3
L
06.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Auckland
1
3
L
29.11.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
2
1
W
Last matches: Melbourne City
07.08.26
Fri
Melbourne City
Palermo
0
2
L
02.05.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Auckland
1
1
D
26.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Adelaide United
1
2
L
18.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar
3
2
W
12.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
0
W
07.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Central Coast Mariners
2
1
W
04.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers
3
0
W
22.03.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Perth Glory
1
1
D
17.03.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Sydney
1
0
W
28.02.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Auckland
0
3
L
21.02.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
1
3
L
07.02.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers
1
1
D
24.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Macarthur
2
6
L
16.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Auckland
2
1
W
11.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Newcastle Jets
0
1
L
06.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar
1
0
W
03.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Sydney
0
0
D
28.12.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Perth Glory
1
3
L
23.12.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Macarthur
1
1
D
20.12.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
0
1
L
H2H: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City
12.04.26
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
0
L
30.01.26
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
2
2
D
28.02.25
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
1
L
03.01.25
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
0
L
09.03.24
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
1
0
L
25.11.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
0
W
27.08.23
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
3
0
L
10.04.23
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
4
1
L
02.01.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
3
L
30.10.22
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
2
D
17.08.22
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
1
2
W
09.05.22
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
1
L
02.04.22
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
6
L
05.01.22
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
0
0
D
16.05.21
H2H
Melbourne City
Wellington Phoenix
2
2
D
Last matches: Wellington Phoenix
18.04.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
2
1
W
14.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Perth Glory
2
0
W
01.03.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Sydney
0
1
L
21.02.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Auckland
0
5
L
06.02.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
2
3
L
11.01.26
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
2
2
D
21.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Central Coast Mariners
3
1
W
14.12.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Newcastle Jets
1
3
L
29.11.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
2
1
W
22.11.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Macarthur
0
1
L
08.11.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Auckland
1
2
L
26.10.25
A-L
Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
2
1
W
H2H at home: Wellington Phoenix
30.01.26
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
2
2
D
28.02.25
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
1
L
25.11.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
0
W
02.01.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
3
L
02.04.22
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
6
L
Last matches: Melbourne City
02.05.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Auckland
1
1
D
18.04.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar
3
2
W
22.03.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Perth Glory
1
1
D
17.03.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Sydney
1
0
W
28.02.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Auckland
0
3
L
07.02.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers
1
1
D
24.01.26
A-L
Melbourne City
Macarthur
2
6
L
06.12.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Newcastle Jets
1
0
W
29.11.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Central Coast Mariners
0
0
D
21.11.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Adelaide United
1
4
L
08.11.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
2
0
W
31.10.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar
0
0
D
18.10.25
A-L
Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers
1
1
D
H2H away: Melbourne City
30.01.26
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
2
2
D
28.02.25
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
1
W
25.11.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
0
L
02.01.23
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
1
3
W
02.04.22
H2H
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne City
0
6
W

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)