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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marin Jakolis, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
10' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Kosta Barbarouses has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Controversy at the stadium! James Jeggo argues furiously but the card stands.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Alex Rufer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
34' The referee calls foul for Youstin Salas. He receives a card.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
44' 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.
49' Ben Old, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' 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.
58' Goal! Samuel Souprayen scores his 3 goal in 208 matches.
60' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Mohamed Al-Taay comes on to replace Youstin Salas.
64' The crowd applauds Leo Natel as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Nabbout steps in for Melbourne City FC.
67' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace David Ball by Nicholas Pennington on 67 minute.
69' The crowd applauds Callum Talbot as he leaves the pitch. Terry Antonis steps in for Melbourne City FC.
70' Kosta Barbarouses catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Souprayen argues furiously but the card stands.
76' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Max Caputo is withdrawn and Jamie MacLaren gets his opportunity.
77' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Alessandro Lopane comes on to replace Tolgay Arslan.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Nabbout on 79.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Rufer is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — card on 82.
84' That looks like a foul for a card for Marin Jakolis.
89' Alex Rufer makes way for Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

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

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.