Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Wellington Phoenix FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 09:10 UTC WIN Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 55' Florin Berenguer
Louis Fenton 58' Y
Joshua Laws 62' Y
Joshua Laws 63' Y
Cameron Devlin 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at WIN Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Greg Taylor
  • Referee Scott Edeling
  • Referee Alireza Faghani

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
2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L
28 Mar Macarthur FC H 0–1 L
24 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 4–1 W
21 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–4 L
07 Mar Perth Glory FC H 3–0 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–2 W
01 Apr Western United FC A 1–2 L
26 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–1 W
22 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
12 Mar Macarthur FC H 3–0 W
06 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 6–0 W

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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Scott Galloway has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 17' Curtis Good does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
  • 21' Scott Galloway is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Atkinson at the 21 minute mark.
  • 26' Stefan Colakovski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' What a strike from Tomer Hemed! The score is 1-1.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' A goal from the Australia international Jamie MacLaren! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 46' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Alex Rufer by Cameron Devlin on 46 minute.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marco Tilio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 55' Florin Berenguer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' What composure from Ulises Davila! The Mexico international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Louis Fenton on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Adrian Luna comes on to replace Nuno Reis.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Laws on 62.
  • 63' Joshua Laws picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Joshua Laws has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Craig Noone exits the field as Marco Tilio enters on 80.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Charles Lokoli comes on to replace Tomer Hemed.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Marco Tilio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' Mirza Muratovic gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Clayton Lewis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Devlin.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-03-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-03-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-03-12 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC34% Draw26% Melbourne City FC40%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
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
60%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
66%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC27% Draw41% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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