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

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

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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 (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aziz Behich scoring 1 goals.
17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Finn Surman makes it 0-1.
22' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
42' Nicholas Pennington is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
46' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Jordon Hall is replaced by Rostyn Griffiths on 46 minute.
50' GOAL! Mathew Leckie fires home to make it 0-2!
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
58' Connor Metcalfe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florin Berenguer at the 58 minute mark.
59' Andrew Nabbout is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
64' The 38-year-old Rostyn Griffiths has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
68' Against the run of play, Curtis Good has scored! This game has turned on its head.
69' Reno Piscopo is ready to make an impact after coming on for James McGarry at the 69 minute mark.
71' Melbourne City FC make a change. Andrew Nabbout trudges off to be replaced by Marco Tilio on 71 minutes.
72' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Matthew Sutton comes on to replace Taras Gomulka.
76' Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Tilio makes no mistake. 0-5!
77' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Louis Fenton is replaced by Jackson Manuel.
81' GOAL! Marco Tilio scores on 81. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues
81' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Scott Wootton is replaced by Matthew Bozinovski.
82' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Scott Wootton is withdrawn and Matthew Bozinovski gets his opportunity.
86' Nicholas Pennington was booked on 86.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Ball on 90.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
Ben Waine	3
Riley McGree	2
Curtis Good	2
Mathew Leckie	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.