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

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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

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Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne City FC is hosting Wellington Phoenix FC for another epic battle.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' The referee calls foul for Tim Payne. He receives a Yellow card.
16' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 1-0.
21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Tilio makes no mistake. 2-0!
39' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
40' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Taras Gomulka gets a Yellow card.
41' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Nicholas Pennington catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
54' Kosta Barbarouses gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Yan Sasse and will look to change the dynamic.
59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Lam.
68' Melbourne City FC make a change. Taras Gomulka trudges off to be replaced by Richard van der Venne on 68 minutes.
72' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tilio departs to be replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
77' Callum Talbot is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Sutton makes it 2-1.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callan Elliot on 83 minutes.
85' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Steven Peter Ugarkovic on, Nicholas Pennington off on 85 minutes.
90' Kosta Barbarouses adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Thomas Lam.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joshua Laws is hanging Benjamin Old on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Thomas Lam
7
Mathew Leckie
14
Valon Berisha
13
Aiden O'Neill
9
Jamie MacLaren
22
Curtis Good
23
Marco Tilio ↓ Andrew Nabbout 72'
1
Tom Glover
16
Taras Gomulka ↓ Richard van der Venne 68'
25
Callum Talbot
38
Jordan Bos

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 54'
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis
20
Oliver Sail
31
Yan Sasse ↓ Kosta Barbarouses 54'
17
Callan Elliot
18
Ben Waine ↓ Oskar Zawada 54'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
8
Benjamin Old ↓ Joshua Laws 90'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Steven Peter Ugarkovic 85'

Bench

7
Kosta Barbarouses ↑ 54'
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 54'
24
Oskar van Hattum
21
Joshua Laws ↑ 90'
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↑ 85'
40
Alex Paulsen
9
Oskar Zawada ↑ 54'

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

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

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

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.