Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Wellington Phoenix FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 03:30 UTC Mt Smart Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Curtis Good
Bozhidar Kraev 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Mt Smart Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
15 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
10 Nov Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
04 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 5–2 W
28 Oct Perth Glory FC H 2–1 W
22 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
05 May Adelaide United FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Macarthur FC H 3–3 D
03 Nov Sydney FC H 2–0 W
29 Oct Adelaide United FC A 0–6 L
21 Oct Western United FC H 1–2 L
19 May Sydney FC H 4–0 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' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
  • 5' Samuel Souprayen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Jamie MacLaren has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Mt Smart Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The 29-year-old Leo Natel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' Goal! Bozhidar Kraev scores his 32 goal in 225 matches.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Tolgay Arslan departs to be replaced by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Curtis Good on 68.
  • 68' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Mohamed Al-Taay by Ben Old on 68 minute.
  • 69' Lukas Kelly-Heald makes way for Sam Sutton at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 72' Bozhidar Kraev picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Politidis, as he is very good at scoring at Mt Smart Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — David Ball exits the field as Fin Conchie enters on 79.
  • 84' Kosta Barbarouses has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' Marin Jakolis makes way for Harry Politidis at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • Wellington Phoenix FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-10-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-05-05 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC49% Draw25% Melbourne City FC26%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
51%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC35% Draw43% Melbourne City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

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.