Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Mon 10 Apr 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 65' Joshua Laws
Callum Talbot 70' Y
Y 90' David Ball

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
2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–1 W
05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
03 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–4 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Melbourne City FC A 1–4 L
01 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
17 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–5 L
12 Mar Sydney FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
24 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • 39' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Alex Rufer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 46' Nuno Reis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Curtis Good on 46 minute.
  • 49' Magnificent from Steven Peter Ugarkovic! That is 5 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' The Australia Marco Tilio breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 3-1!
  • 59' Kosta Barbarouses is replacing Bozhidar Kraev for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bozhidar Kraev made 225 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Joshua Laws.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Yan Sasse is replaced by Nikko Boxall on 66 minute.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum Talbot on 70.
  • 75' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 78' Scott Galloway is ready to make an impact after coming on for Valon Berisha at the 78 minute mark.
  • 82' Andrew Nabbout makes way for Raphael Borges Rodrigues at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Tilio makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 85' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Florin Berenguer has done his job and it is now time for Max Caputo to step up.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Ball on 90.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.6 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Melbourne City FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC67% Draw19% Wellington Phoenix FC14%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
33%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC50% Draw36% Wellington Phoenix FC14%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7%
1 – 0
6.1%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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