Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 06:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Harrison Delbridge

Y 17' Lachlan Wales

Y 38' Bart Schenkeveld

Y 51' Rostyn Griffiths

Steven Taylor 61' Y

Andrew Durante 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mark Rule
Referee
Referee Nathan MacDonald
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Adrian Arndt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
23 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
20 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–3	D
12 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–2	W
08 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
05 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
22 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–3	W
19 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
16 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
06 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Melbourne City FC
#1	Position	#4
10	Points	7
4	Played	4
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	6
1	Conceded	6
+6	GD	+0
2.50	PPG	1.75
75%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
5' David Williams adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Moudi Najjar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' The referee calls foul for Harrison Delbridge. He receives a Yellow card.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Liberato Cacace has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
38' A moment of madness from Bart Schenkeveld on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
43' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rostyn Griffiths.
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. David Williams is replaced by Cillian Sheridan.
68' Moudi Najjar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florin Berenguer on 68 minute.
73' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' The whistle greets Ritchie De Laet as he departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marko Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
88' The supporters are chanting for Michal Kopczynski. He replaces Mandi on 88 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Durante.
90' The whistle greets Sarpreet Singh as he departs to be replaced by Max Burgess.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Andrew Durante C
19
Tom Doyle
14
Alex Rufer
18
Sarpreet Singh ↓ Max Burgess 90'
13
Liberato Cacace
21
Roy Krishna
27
Steven Taylor
1
Filip Kurto
11
David Williams ↓ Cillian Sheridan 67'
16
Louis Fenton
4
Mandi ↓ Michal Kopczynski 88'

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
5
Ryan Lowry
15
Michal Kopczynski ↑ 88'
7
Cillian Sheridan ↑ 67'
23
Max Burgess ↑ 90'

Coach Marko Rudan

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.53 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC60% Draw26% Melbourne City FC14%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

40%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC41% Draw50% Melbourne City FC9%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

14.6%

0 – 0

14.3%

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

1 – 2

2.5%

2 – 2

2.1%

4 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	28%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Clean Sheet