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

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Melbourne City FC have won 390 goals from 211 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Marin Jakolis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Harry Politidis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samuel Souprayen made 211 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Benjamin Mazzeo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' GOAL! Bozhidar Kraev scores on 48. Assisted by David Ball
53' Scott Galloway has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
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' Tolgay Arslan makes way for Alessandro Lopane at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
68' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 68.
68' The crowd applauds Mohamed Al-Taay as he leaves the pitch. Ben Old steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
69' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Sutton is hanging Lukas Kelly-Heald on the field on 69 minute.
72' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 72.
77' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
79' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. David Ball is withdrawn and Fin Conchie gets his opportunity.
84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
89' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Marin Jakolis by Harry Politidis on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Sam Sutton ↑ 69'
24
Oskar van Hattum
25
Jack Duncan
8
Ben Old ↑ 68'
26
Isaac Hughes
5
Fin Conchie ↑ 79'
34
Joshua Rudland

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
8
Hamza Sakhi ↓ Terry Antonis 79'
1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
9
Jamie MacLaren
11
Leo Natel ↓ Benjamin Mazzeo 64'
22
Curtis Good
44
Marin Jakolis ↓ Harry Politidis 89'
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Scott Galloway 79'
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Alessandro Lopane 64'
26
Samuel Souprayen

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 79'
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 79'
18
Jordon Hall
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 64'
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 89'
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↑ 64'

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Marco Tilio	7
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	3
Ben Waine	3
David Ball	2
Riley McGree	2
Curtis Good	2

Head to Head

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

2.18 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC65% Draw21% Melbourne City FC14%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

35%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC50% Draw41% Melbourne City FC9%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	21%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	24%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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