Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

1 – 0

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 08:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

James Jeggo 15' Y

Y 34' Youstin Salas

Y 70' Kosta Barbarouses

Samuel Souprayen 72' Y

Andrew Nabbout 79' Y

Y 82' Alex Rufer

Marin Jakolis 84' Y

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

Melbourne City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–5	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–4	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	3–2	W
24 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	0–0	D
18 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W
10 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–0	D

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' Temperatures are rising at AAMI Park as Melbourne City FC face off against Wellington Phoenix FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. James Jeggo will be fuming at that decision.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 212 games and scored 392 goals.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Alex Paulsen, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Youstin Salas on 34 minutes.
39' Nicholas Pennington has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
49' Tim Payne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' The deadlock is broken! Samuel Souprayen gets on the scoresheet on 58 minutes.
60' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Youstin Salas has done his job and it is now time for Mohamed Al-Taay to step up.
64' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Andrew Nabbout on, Leo Natel off on 64 minutes.
67' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace David Ball by Nicholas Pennington on 67 minute.
69' Terry Antonis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Talbot on 69 minute.
70' Kosta Barbarouses picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Samuel Souprayen was booked on 72.
76' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Caputo departs to be replaced by Jamie MacLaren.
77' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Tolgay Arslan is replaced by Alessandro Lopane.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andrew Nabbout.
82' Alex Rufer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marin Jakolis on 84.
89' Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Rufer on 89 minute.
With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
11
Leo Natel ↓ Andrew Nabbout 64'
4
Nuno Reis
44
Marin Jakolis
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Terry Antonis 69'
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Alessandro Lopane 77'
3
James Jeggo
14
Vicente Fernandez ↓ Harry Politidis 76'
26
Samuel Souprayen
37
Max Caputo ↓ Jamie MacLaren 76'

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 69'
9
Jamie MacLaren ↑ 76'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 64'
22
Curtis Good
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 77'
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 76'

Coach Mike van Houten

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Nicholas Pennington 67'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer ↓ Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues 89'
11
Bozhidar Kraev
6
Tim Payne
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
8
Ben Old
17
Youstin Salas ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 60'
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↓ Sam Sutton 69'

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-02 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Adelaide United FC W 2024-02-24 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-02-18 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC31% Draw31% Wellington Phoenix FC38%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

69%

Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC16% Draw55% Wellington Phoenix FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.8%

0 – 1

15.7%

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 3

3.7%

1 – 3

2 – 2

2 – 3

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	24%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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