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

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A League · 2018-19

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 2

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Melbourne City FC

Sun 21 Apr 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Luke Brattan

Y 33' Rostyn Griffiths

Y 64' Shayon Harrison

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Mark Rule
Referee
Referee Arvin Shanmuganathan
Referee Jack Morgan

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 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
21 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
30 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W
17 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	8–2	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
13 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W
30 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
03 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	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

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' The 33-year-old Curtis Good has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michal Kopczynski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' 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.
25' Nathaniel Atkinson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' Roy Krishna puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
31' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rostyn Griffiths on 33 minutes.
38' It’s high time Marko Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Riley McGree adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
47' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' Brilliant from the ! Roy Krishna makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 51.
55' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Mandi is withdrawn and Cillian Sheridan gets his opportunity.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' Controversy at the stadium! Shayon Harrison argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Riley McGree makes no mistake. 2-2!
71' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
76' Wellington Phoenix 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.
77' The whistle greets Florin Berenguer as he departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
82' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Sarpreet Singh exits the field as Callan Elliot enters on 82.
87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace David Williams by Ben Waine on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Wellington Phoenix FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Antony Golec
20
Oliver Sail
7
Cillian Sheridan ↑ 55'
17
Callan Elliot ↑ 82'
31
Ben Waine ↑ 90'

Coach Marko Rudan

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Jamie MacLaren
27
Florin Berenguer ↓ Ramy Najjarine 77'
8
Riley McGree
18
Eugene Galekovic
4
Harrison Delbridge
26
Luke Brattan
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
22
Curtis Good
2
Ritchie De Laet C
7
Rostyn Griffiths ↓ Kearyn Baccus 55'
9
Shayon Harrison

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.86 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC48% Draw24% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

52%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC34% Draw41% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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