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

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#1
7	Points	10
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
6	Scored	7
6	Conceded	1
+0	GD	+6
1.75	PPG	2.50
50%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' 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 Steven Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
24' What a strike from Gary Hooper! The score is 0-1.
29' Moudi Najjar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
30' Connor Metcalfe adds to his 1 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
34' GOAL! Scott Galloway fires home to make it 2-1!
39' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
43' A moment of madness from Craig Noone on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Denis Genreau is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 45.
46' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 46 minute. Gary Hooper leaves to be changed by Jaushua Sotirio.
50' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
51' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 51.
54' Melbourne City FC make a change. Moudi Najjar trudges off to be replaced by Adrian Luna on 54 minutes.
59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Against the run of play, Craig Noone has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Alex Rufer is replaced by Ben Waine.
73' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
78' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Colakovski is hanging Connor Metcalfe on the field on 78 minute.
83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 213 games and scored 303 goals.
Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Ramy Najjarine 68'
23
Dean Bouzanis
17
Denis Genreau
6
Josh Brillante
2
Scott Galloway
3
Scott Jamieson C
34
Connor Metcalfe ↓ Stefan Colakovski 78'
19
Lachlan Wales
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
30
Moudi Najjar ↓ Adrian Luna 54'

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

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

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.49 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 76% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC43% Draw24% Wellington Phoenix FC33%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

57%

Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC27% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC29%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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