Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne City FC

2 – 2

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 16 May 2021 · 06:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 79' Clayton Lewis

Y 80' Clayton Lewis

Y 89' Tomer Hemed

Y 90' James McGarry

Aiden O'Neill 90' Y

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

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

2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
13 May	Adelaide United FC	H	4–1	W
09 May	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–2	W
05 May	Perth Glory FC	A	3–1	W
29 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–1	W
24 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Western United FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	3–1	W

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne City FC launch into their encounter with Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aziz Behich scoring 1 goals.
25' Florin Berenguer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' Tomer Hemed does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
42' 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 Tim Payne suffering a number of foals already.
46' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 46 minute. Stefan Colakovski leaves to be changed by Craig Noone.
51' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Oliver Sail has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' A goal from the Japan international Naoki Tsubaki! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-1!
61' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Naoki Tsubaki is withdrawn and Jamie MacLaren gets his opportunity.
66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
72' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Ben Waine trudges off to be replaced by Jaushua Sotirio on 72 minutes.
73' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 73 minute. Ben Waine leaves to be changed by Jaushua Sotirio.
76' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Rostyn Griffiths is replaced by Daniel Georgievski on 76 minute.
79' Clayton Lewis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Clayton Lewis.
81' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 2-1!
86' Clayton Lewis makes way for Charles Lokolingoy at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
88' A stunning finish from Tomer Hemed — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Tomer Hemed catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James McGarry.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Tomer Hemed
9
David Ball
23
Clayton Lewis ↓ Charles Lokolingoy 86'
8
Cameron Devlin
20
Oliver Sail
16
Louis Fenton
18
Ben Waine ↓ Jaushua Sotirio 72'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
7
Reno Piscopo ↓ James McGarry 86'
21
Joshua Laws

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

2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-04-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-01 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-04-22 Western United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-18 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.95 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC49% Draw24% Wellington Phoenix FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

51%

Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC36% Draw41% Wellington Phoenix FC23%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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