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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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wellington Phoenix FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Nathaniel Atkinson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
  • 10' Melbourne City 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.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 17' What a strike from Curtis Good! The score is 0-1.
  • 21' The supporters are chanting for Scott Galloway. He replaces Nathaniel Atkinson on 21 minute.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 36' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' A goal from the Israel international Tomer Hemed! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-1!
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Cameron Devlin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Rufer at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florin Berenguer.
  • 56' Magnificent from Ulises Davila! That is 40 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Louis Fenton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 62' Adrian Luna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nuno Reis on 62 minute.
  • 62' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Joshua Laws will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Laws made 209 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' Scott Galloway needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Craig Noone by Marco Tilio on 80 minute.
  • 81' Charles Lokoli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomer Hemed on 81 minute.
  • 83' Goal! Marco Tilio scores his 21 goal in 215 matches.
  • 86' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Clayton Lewis has done his job and it is now time for Mirza Muratovic to step up.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Cameron Devlin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Roy Krishna 3
Ben Waine 3
Tomer Hemed 3
Curtis Good 2
Mathew Leckie 2
David Ball 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.