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

Match Preview

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

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)

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

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

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 game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Melbourne City FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Isaac Hughes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuki Nagasawa, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Bill Tuiloma is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
27' GOAL! Aziz Behich fires home to make it 1-0!
32' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paulo Retre made 215 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Arzani.
39' A moment of madness from Kazuki Nagasawa on 39 minutes earns him a card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Tim Payne exits the field as Matt Sheridan enters on 46.
51' Ifeanyi Eze is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
54' It’s gonna be a card for German Ferreyra.
59' New Zealand international Matt Sheridan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Sander Kartum is replacing Kazuki Nagasawa for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
67' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact 4-4-2.
72' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Andrew Nabbout exits the field as Max Caputo enters on 73.
76' Against the run of play, Marcus Younis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' The whistle greets Daniel Arzani as he departs to be replaced by Medin Memeti.
80' Paulo Retre makes way for Lukas Kelly-Heald at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
81' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Zane Schreiber will be fuming at that decision.
83' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Zane Schreiber departs to be replaced by Mathew Leckie.
88' Elbasan Rashani, a Kosovo , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Samuel Souprayen.
It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Wellington Phoenix FC share the spoils 2-0.

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
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

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.