Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sun 3 Nov 2019 · 05:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Moudi Najjar 29' Y
Craig Noone 43' Y
Denis Genreau 45' Y
Scott Galloway 50' Y
Scott Galloway 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Andrew Meimarakis
  • Referee

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

11
3
4
Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-01-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Western United FC A 2–1 W
20 Oct Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
12 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 0–0 D
05 May Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 5–0 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
27 Oct Perth Glory FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Sydney FC A 1–2 L
13 Oct Western United FC H 0–1 L
03 May Melbourne Victory FC A 1–3 L
28 Apr Perth Glory FC A 0–5 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' The game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Dean Bouzanis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' England international Craig Noone has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' GOAL! Gary Hooper fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 29' Moudi Najjar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 30' Connor Metcalfe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Galloway makes it 2-1.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Craig Noone argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Denis Genreau on 45.
  • 46' Jaushua Sotirio gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Gary Hooper and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' Scott Galloway has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 51' Scott Galloway has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 54' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Moudi Najjar departs to be replaced by Adrian Luna.
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Craig Noone doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' Ben Waine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Rufer on 68 minute.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Metcalfe departs to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 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.
  • Wellington Phoenix FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Marco Tilio 7
Ben Waine 3
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Mathew Leckie 2
David Ball 2
Riley McGree 2

Head to Head

2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-01-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-10-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-04-28 Perth Glory FC 5–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC60% Draw21% Wellington Phoenix FC19%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
40%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC43% Draw39% Wellington Phoenix FC18%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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