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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Wellington Phoenix FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 15 Feb 2020 · 06:00 UTC Eden Park HT 45' · FT 45+6'
Ulises Davila 43' Y
Gary Hooper 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Eden Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Rule
  • Referee
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee

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

4
3
11
Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–4 L
24 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 0–1 L
11 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
04 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
25 Jan Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
18 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W
11 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 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

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

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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erick Mombaerts might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The 36-year-old David Ball has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matti Steinmann makes it 1-0.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ulises Davila on 43 minutes.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Susaeta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' David Ball doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi as he leaves the pitch. Brandon Wilson steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 67' The whistle greets Reno Piscopo as he departs to be replaced by Callum McCowatt.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Brillante, as he is very good at scoring at Eden Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Craig Noone exits the field as Stefan Colakovski enters on 73.
  • 78' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Susaeta exits the field as Moudi Najjar enters on 78.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
  • 86' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Rufer is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Gary Hooper. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Marco Tilio 7
Ben Waine 3
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Mathew Leckie 2
David Ball 2
Riley McGree 2

Head to Head

2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-02-07 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-01-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2020-01-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC47% Draw26% Melbourne City FC27%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
53%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC31% Draw46% Melbourne City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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