Thursday , 2 July 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Wellington Phoenix FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Terry Antonis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Natel, as he is very good at scoring at Mt Smart Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Alessandro Lopane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' Bozhidar Kraev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Australia international Curtis Good has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aziz Behich scoring 1 goals.
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Tolgay Arslan makes way for Alessandro Lopane at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a card for Curtis Good.
  • 68' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Mohamed Al-Taay trudges off to be replaced by Ben Old on 68 minutes.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Sam Sutton on, Lukas Kelly-Heald off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' Bozhidar Kraev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' Fin Conchie gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces David Ball and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Harry Politidis. He replaces Marin Jakolis on 89 minute.
  • 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
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Ben Waine 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.