Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Wellington Phoenix FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Jordan Bos
Y 22' Curtis Good
Steven Peter Ugarkovic 28' Y
Y 70' Richard van der Venne

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

4
3
11
Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Melbourne City FC H 1–3 L
23 Dec Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
17 Dec Adelaide United FC H 3–1 W
10 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
13 Nov Western United FC H 2–3 L
06 Nov Macarthur FC H 4–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–1 W
27 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
10 Dec Sydney FC A 1–2 L
12 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Perth Glory FC H 4–0 W
30 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–2 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC get this one started.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' Jordan Bos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! David Ball makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 18' What a strike from Mathew Leckie! The score is 1-1.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Good.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamie MacLaren made 309 appearances and scored 110 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Peter Ugarkovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 46' Nuno Reis gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Curtis Good and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Jamie MacLaren — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' Kosta Barbarouses is replacing Steven Peter Ugarkovic for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' Oskar Zawada, a Poland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' Scott Galloway gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Callum Talbot and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Richard van der Venne.
  • 75' Andrew Nabbout needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Scott Jamieson is replacing Richard van der Venne for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 88' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Yan Sasse departs to be replaced by Oskar van Hattum.
  • 89' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 89 minute. Callan Elliot leaves to be changed by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 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

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Marco Tilio 7
Ben Waine 3
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Mathew Leckie 2
David Ball 2
Riley McGree 2

Head to Head

2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-12-23 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC W 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC42% Draw26% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
58%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC35% Draw42% Melbourne City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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