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

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

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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC has kicked off!
5' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for James Jeggo.
20' Samuel Souprayen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Youstin Salas on 34.
39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
44' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Talbot made 215 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Mohamed Al-Taay, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' A stunning finish from Samuel Souprayen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
60' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Youstin Salas is replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay.
64' Melbourne City FC make a change. Leo Natel trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Nabbout on 64 minutes.
67' Nicholas Pennington is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Ball at the 67 minute mark.
69' The whistle greets Callum Talbot as he departs to be replaced by Terry Antonis.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Kosta Barbarouses is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — card on 70.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Samuel Souprayen.
76' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Max Caputo exits the field as Jamie MacLaren enters on 76.
77' The supporters are chanting for Alessandro Lopane. He replaces Tolgay Arslan on 77 minute.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Nabbout on 79.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alex Rufer.
84' It’s gonna be a card for Marin Jakolis.
89' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 89 minute. Alex Rufer leaves to be changed by Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues.
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
Ben Waine	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
Mathew Leckie	2
David Ball	2
Riley McGree	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

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

0 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

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.