Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

0 – 6

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 05:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicholas Pennington 86' Y

David Ball 90' Y

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)

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

2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
30 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
26 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–4	L
12 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	6–0	W
26 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–0	W
23 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
12 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wellington Phoenix FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
17' What a moment for Finn Surman! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
22' 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.
27' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' 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.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Jordon Hall exits the field as Rostyn Griffiths enters on 46.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mathew Leckie makes it 0-2.
55' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' Connor Metcalfe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florin Berenguer at the 58 minute mark.
59' What composure from Andrew Nabbout! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-3.
64' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
68' Curtis Good has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
69' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reno Piscopo is hanging James McGarry on the field on 69 minute.
71' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Andrew Nabbout has done his job and it is now time for Marco Tilio to step up.
72' Taras Gomulka makes way for Matthew Sutton at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
76' Against the run of play, Marco Tilio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Jackson Manuel comes on to replace Louis Fenton.
81' The Australia Marco Tilio breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 0-6!
81' Matthew Bozinovski gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Scott Wootton and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Wootton departs to be replaced by Matthew Bozinovski.
86' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Nicholas Pennington gets a Yellow card.
90' David Ball has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball
4
Scott Wootton ↓ Matthew Bozinovski 81'
5
James McGarry ↓ Reno Piscopo 69'
20
Oliver Sail
16
Louis Fenton ↓ Jackson Manuel 77'
18
Ben Waine
19
Sam Sutton
8
Benjamin Old
13
Nicholas Pennington
7
Walter Sandoval ↓ Callan Elliot 77'
33
Finn Surman

Bench

17
Callan Elliot ↑ 77'
3
Matthew Bozinovski ↑ 81'
6
Tim Payne
10
Reno Piscopo ↑ 69'
40
Alex Paulsen
34
Jackson Manuel ↑ 77'

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Carl Jenkinson
7
Mathew Leckie
8
Aiden O'Neill
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Marco Tilio 71'
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Connor Metcalfe 58'
22
Curtis Good
1
Tom Glover
16
Taras Gomulka ↓ Matthew Sutton 72'
38
Jordan Bos
34
Jordon Hall ↓ Rostyn Griffiths 46'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2022-03-30 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-03-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-03-12 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-03-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W 2022-03-26 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2022-03-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2022-03-09 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.38 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC23% Draw23% Melbourne City FC54%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

77%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC17% Draw38% Melbourne City FC45%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–6 not predicted

0 – 6

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

7.3%

1 – 3

7.1%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.6%

1 – 4

4.2%

0 – 0

3.8%

0 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	11%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	21%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	18%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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