Saturday , 14 November 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sun 30 Oct 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Tim Payne
Taras Gomulka 40' Y
Aiden O'Neill 41' Y
Y 50' Nicholas Pennington
Thomas Lam 63' Y
Callum Talbot 77' Y
Y 83' Callan Elliot
Thomas Lam 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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

11
3
4
Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–2 D
22 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–0 W
14 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W
07 Oct Western United FC H 2–1 W
09 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
04 May Perth Glory FC A 0–2 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Melbourne City FC A 2–2 D
22 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–3 L
16 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–2 D
09 Oct Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
09 May Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L
05 May Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Benjamin Old needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tim Payne on 15 minutes.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Taras Gomulka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Tilio makes it 2-0.
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Laws is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Taras Gomulka is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Aiden O'Neill will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' 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.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicholas Pennington.
  • 54' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Yan Sasse is withdrawn and Kosta Barbarouses gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Lam on 63.
  • 68' Richard van der Venne is replacing Taras Gomulka for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 72' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Marco Tilio by Andrew Nabbout on 72 minute.
  • 77' Callum Talbot is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 79' Goal! Sam Sutton scores his 5 goal in 209 matches.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Callan Elliot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Nicholas Pennington has done his job and it is now time for Steven Peter Ugarkovic to step up.
  • 90' What a strike from Kosta Barbarouses! The score is 2-2.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Thomas Lam.
  • 90' Benjamin Old makes way for Joshua Laws at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-10-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-05-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-10-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-10-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC40% Draw25% Wellington Phoenix FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
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
65%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
60%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC25% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC31%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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