Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2023-24
Melbourne City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AAMI Park!
  • 5' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Jeggo on 15.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Souprayen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Youstin Salas is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — card on 34.
  • 39' David Ball has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 114 appearances.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 49' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 54' Ben Old has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' Samuel Souprayen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 60' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 60 minute. Youstin Salas leaves to be changed by Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 64' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Leo Natel exits the field as Andrew Nabbout enters on 64.
  • 67' The crowd applauds David Ball as he leaves the pitch. Nicholas Pennington steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 69' Terry Antonis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Talbot on 69 minute.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Samuel Souprayen.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Max Caputo as he leaves the pitch. Jamie MacLaren steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 77' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Tolgay Arslan by Alessandro Lopane on 77 minute.
  • 79' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Andrew Nabbout will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Alex Rufer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 84' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 89' Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues is replacing Alex Rufer for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

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

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
4 / 4
1.55 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC51% Draw27% Wellington Phoenix FC22%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
49%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC36% Draw49% Wellington Phoenix FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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