Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Melbourne City FC

Fri 30 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 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

Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
23 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–4	L
18 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	2–2	D
03 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–5	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–6	L
16 Jan	Auckland FC	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
06 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D

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

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Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

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

2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2026-01-03 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L 2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC W 2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC40% Draw25% Melbourne City FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

60%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC31% Draw41% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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