Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Adam Kersey
- Referee Alex King
- Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
- Assistant 1 Kearney Robinson
- Assistant 2 Daniel Ilievski (Australia)
- 4th Official Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W 07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W 04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D 17 Mar Sydney FC A 1–0 W 28 Feb Auckland FC A 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L 05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W 21 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W 06 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D 01 Mar Sydney FC H 0–1 L Season Stats
Melbourne City FC Wellington Phoenix FC #6 Position #8 38 Points 33 26 Played 26 10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11 33 Scored 36 33 Conceded 48 +0 GD -12 1.46 PPG 1.27 38% Win % 35% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this seasonMelbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne City FC is hosting Wellington Phoenix FC for another epic battle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Souprayen suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Aziz Behich has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 25' Patrick Beach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 27' What a strike from Aziz Behich! The score is 1-0.
- 32' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Lukas Kelly-Heald has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 38' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 39' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Tim Payne is replaced by Matt Sheridan on 46 minute.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
- 54' German Ferreyra is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
- 59' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sander Kartum is hanging Kazuki Nagasawa on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 72' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 73' Max Caputo is replacing Andrew Nabbout for the Melbourne City FC side.
- 76' GOAL! Marcus Younis scores on 76. Assisted by Andreas Kuen
- 77' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Arzani departs to be replaced by Medin Memeti.
- 80' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Kelly-Heald is hanging Paulo Retre on the field on 80 minute.
- 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zane Schreiber on 81.
- 83' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Zane Schreiber by Mathew Leckie on 83 minute.
- 88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Samuel Souprayen.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Melbourne City FC
4-1-4-1Starting XI- 16
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Daniel Arzani ↓ Medin Memeti 77'
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Andrew Nabbout ↓ Max Caputo 73'
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Zane Schreiber ↓ Mathew Leckie 83'
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Bench-
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Mathew Leckie ↑ 83'
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Max Caputo ↑ 73'
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35
Medin Memeti ↑ 77'
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Kavian Rahmani ↑ 73'
Coach Aurelio VidmarWellington Phoenix FC
4-4-2Starting XI-
8
Paulo Retre ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 80'
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Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Sander Kartum 62'
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Tim Payne ↓ Matt Sheridan 46'
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Daniel Edwards ↓ Carlo Armiento 80'
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Carlo Armiento ↑ 80'
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Sander Kartum ↑ 62'
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Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 80'
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Matt Sheridan ↑ 46'
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Luke Brooke-Smith ↑ 73'
Coach Chris Greenacre -
Head to Head
Melbourne City FC Form
2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC LWellington Phoenix FC Form
2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2026-03-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L