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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 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

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
#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' We are underway at Eden Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liberato Cacace is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Assisted by Gary Hooper with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matti Steinmann makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 35' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Reno Piscopo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Ulises Davila. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' David Ball needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 58' GOAL! David Ball scores on 58. Assisted by Gary Hooper
  • 63' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Brandon Wilson comes on to replace Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi.
  • 67' Callum McCowatt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reno Piscopo at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Stefan Marinovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Colakovski is hanging Craig Noone on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Moudi Najjar comes on to replace Susaeta.
  • 83' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 86' Alex Rufer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Devlin on 86 minute.
  • 90' Gary Hooper picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Wellington Phoenix FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Ben Waine 3
David Ball 2
Riley McGree 2
Curtis Good 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
3 / 4
1.91 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC64% Draw23% Melbourne City FC13%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
36%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC47% Draw45% Melbourne City FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
14.5%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 1
9.9%
3 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
2.8%
1 – 2
2.6%
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 26% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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