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

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A League · 2025-26

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Melbourne City FC

Fri 30 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
23 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–4	L
18 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	2–2	D
03 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–5	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–6	L
16 Jan	Auckland FC	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
06 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Melbourne City FC
#8	Position	#6
33	Points	38
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
36	Scored	33
48	Conceded	33
-12	GD	+0
1.27	PPG	1.46
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2026-01-03 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L 2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC W 2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC40% Draw25% Melbourne City FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

60%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC31% Draw41% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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