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 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' 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' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Florin Berenguer suffering a number of foals already.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 212 games and scored 392 goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Finn Surman on 17.
22' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' The 26-year-old Matthew Sutton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
46' Rostyn Griffiths has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordon Hall on 46 minute.
50' Mathew Leckie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Florin Berenguer departs to be replaced by Connor Metcalfe.
59' Andrew Nabbout has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
68' What a moment for Curtis Good! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
69' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — James McGarry exits the field as Reno Piscopo enters on 69.
71' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Nabbout departs to be replaced by Marco Tilio.
72' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Sutton is hanging Taras Gomulka on the field on 72 minute.
76' Brilliant from the ! Marco Tilio makes it 0-5 with a superb finish on 76.
77' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Louis Fenton is replaced by Jackson Manuel.
81' Marco Tilio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
81' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Matthew Bozinovski comes on to replace Scott Wootton.
82' Matthew Bozinovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Wootton on 82 minute.
86' Nicholas Pennington catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
90' David Ball picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-6 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ben Waine	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
David Ball	2
Riley McGree	2
Curtis Good	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

2 / 4

1.65 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC35% Draw26% Melbourne City FC39%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

65%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC28% Draw42% Melbourne City FC30%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–6 not predicted

0 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

5.1%

1 – 0

0 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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