Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 9 Nov 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Sarpreet Singh

Kearyn Baccus 47' Y

Y 47' Mitch Nichols

Y 62' Louis Fenton

Harrison Delbridge 64' Y

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee
Referee Adam Fielding
Referee Jack Morgan
Referee George Lakrindis

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

Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
02 Nov	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
20 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	5–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L
28 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
21 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
27 Jan	Adelaide United 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 history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Wellington Phoenix FC for this crunch clash at .
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
8' Sarpreet Singh is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
9' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ritchie De Laet on 9.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' 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.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' It’s high time Warren Joyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Tom Doyle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
47' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Kearyn Baccus will be fuming at that decision.
51' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Nathaniel Atkinson exits the field as Dario Vidosic enters on 51.
56' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
59' What composure from Bruno Fornaroli! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
62' Poor challenge from Louis Fenton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Harrison Delbridge is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 64.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
71' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Andrew Durante has done his job and it is now time for Max Burgess to step up.
73' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 73 minute. Sarpreet Singh leaves to be changed by Michal Kopczynski.
78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
79' Rostyn Griffiths has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 79 minute.
82' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Mandi exits the field as Alex Rufer enters on 82.
86' Connor Metcalfe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Fornaroli at the 86 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Kearyn Baccus
27
Florin Berenguer
8
Riley McGree
18
Eugene Galekovic
3
Scott Jamieson C
5
Bart Schenkeveld
4
Harrison Delbridge
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Dario Vidosic 51'
23
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Connor Metcalfe 86'
19
Lachlan Wales ↓ Rostyn Griffiths 79'
2
Ritchie De Laet

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Andrew Durante C ↓ Max Burgess 71'
19
Tom Doyle
6
Dylan Fox
18
Sarpreet Singh ↓ Michal Kopczynski 74'
21
Roy Krishna
8
Mitch Nichols
27
Steven Taylor
1
Filip Kurto
11
David Williams
16
Louis Fenton
4
Mandi ↓ Alex Rufer 82'

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
5
Ryan Lowry
14
Alex Rufer ↑ 82'
15
Michal Kopczynski ↑ 74'
23
Max Burgess ↑ 71'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Marco Tilio	7
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
Ben Waine	3
Riley McGree	2
Curtis Good	2
Mathew Leckie	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC61% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC16%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

39%

Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC43% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC13%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Clean Sheet