Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Wellington Phoenix FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Marco Tilio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' A moment of madness from Tim Payne on 15 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
  • 16' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 1-0.
  • 21' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 26' The 22-year-old Oskar Zawada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' The Australia Marco Tilio breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 2-0!
  • 39' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' Taras Gomulka is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Aiden O'Neill gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicholas Pennington.
  • 54' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kosta Barbarouses is hanging Yan Sasse on the field on 54 minute.
  • 59' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Thomas Lam will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Richard van der Venne. He replaces Taras Gomulka on 68 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio is replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Callum Talbot.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Sam Sutton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Callan Elliot is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Nicholas Pennington exits the field as Steven Peter Ugarkovic enters on 85.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Kosta Barbarouses makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' Thomas Lam catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Joshua Laws. He replaces Benjamin Old on 90 minute.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
David Ball 2
Riley McGree 2
Curtis Good 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
3 / 4
2.2 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC57% Draw22% Wellington Phoenix FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
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 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
43%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC41% Draw39% Wellington Phoenix FC20%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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