Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC AAMI Park 4,896 HT 45' · FT 45'

Aziz Behich 27' 1–0

Marcus Younis 76' 2–0

Daniel Arzani 38' Y

Y 39' Kazuki Nagasawa

German Ferreyra 54' Y

Zane Schreiber 81' Y

Samuel Souprayen 90' 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

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Adam Kersey
Referee Alex King
Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
Assistant 1 Kearney Robinson
Assistant 2 Daniel Ilievski (Australia)
4th Official Nathan Shakespear (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

2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
07 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
04 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
05 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
21 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
06 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AAMI Park!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sander Kartum made 14 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Andreas Kuen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
27' Magnificent from Aziz Behich! That is 8 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
32' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' 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.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Arzani on 38.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a card in front of him.
44' Melbourne City 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.
46' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Tim Payne is replaced by Matt Sheridan on 46 minute.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' Controversy at the stadium! German Ferreyra argues furiously but the card stands.
59' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Carlo Armiento has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Kazuki Nagasawa by Sander Kartum on 62 minute.
67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
73' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Andrew Nabbout is replaced by Max Caputo.
76' Assisted by Andreas Kuen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcus Younis makes no mistake. 2-0!
77' Medin Memeti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Arzani on 77 minute.
80' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Paulo Retre is withdrawn and Lukas Kelly-Heald gets his opportunity.
81' It’s gonna be a card for Zane Schreiber.
83' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Mathew Leckie comes on to replace Zane Schreiber.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' Samuel Souprayen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

8
Paulo Retre ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 80'
14
Alex Rufer
28
Bill Tuiloma
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Sander Kartum 62'
20
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Luke Brooke-Smith 73'
6
Tim Payne ↓ Matt Sheridan 46'
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
15
Isaac Hughes
12
Daniel Edwards ↓ Carlo Armiento 80'
3
Corban Piper
7
Ifeanyi Eze

Bench

11
Carlo Armiento ↑ 80'
4
Manjrekar James
16
Sander Kartum ↑ 62'
30
Alby Kelly-Heald
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 80'
27
Matt Sheridan ↑ 46'
29
Luke Brooke-Smith ↑ 73'

Coach Chris Greenacre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Marco Tilio	7
Ben Waine	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
David Ball	2
Riley McGree	2
Curtis Good	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2026-03-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC59% Draw24% Wellington Phoenix FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

41%

Melbourne City FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC40% Draw45% Wellington Phoenix FC15%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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