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 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Mt Smart Stadium as Wellington Phoenix FC face off against Melbourne City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It’s high time Giancarlo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Aziz Behich scoring 1 goals.
15' Finn Surman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
20' 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.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' New Zealand international Kosta Barbarouses has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Terry Antonis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
40' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Bozhidar Kraev does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
64' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Tolgay Arslan by Alessandro Lopane on 64 minute.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Curtis Good is booked for Melbourne City FC — card on 68.
68' Ben Old has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Al-Taay on 68 minute.
69' Sam Sutton gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 72.
77' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
79' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. David Ball is replaced by Fin Conchie on 79 minute.
84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Politidis made 208 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
89' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marin Jakolis is replaced by Harry Politidis.
With this win, Wellington Phoenix FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ben Waine	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Roy Krishna	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

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

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

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.