Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Fri 3 Jan 2025 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kai Trewin 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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
2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Auckland FC H 2–2 D
06 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
28 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–4 L
14 Dec Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
07 Dec Auckland FC A 1–2 L
24 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W

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' KICK OFF: Melbourne City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Corban Piper has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Harry Politidis gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' 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.
  • 19' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Andreas Kuen departs to be replaced by Zane Schreiber.
  • 24' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Luke Supyk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 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.
  • 46' Oskar van Hattum is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kazuki Nagasawa at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kai Trewin on 61 minutes.
  • 64' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Luke Brooke-Smith is withdrawn and Luke Supyk gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Medin Memeti gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Arion Sulemani and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' 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 Nathan Walker suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aziz Behich made 436 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 81' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Zane Schreiber is replaced by German Ferreyra on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 82 minute. Matt Sheridan leaves to be changed by Nathan Walker.
  • 83' The Australia Nathaniel Atkinson breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 2-0!
  • 88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Tim Payne departs to be replaced by Corban Piper.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.01 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC61% Draw22% Wellington Phoenix FC17%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
39%
Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC43% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC15%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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