Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City

2 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Wellington Phoenix 8

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Melbourne City outshot their opponent (16-7).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Melbourne City had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-5

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.31 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.54

PPG

1.23

1.38

1.31

1.00

1.92

54%

O2.5

62%

46%

BTTS

62%

54%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Melbourne City points38

Wellington Phoenix points33

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Wellington Phoenix score away85%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Wellington Phoenix score first38%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Wellington Phoenix 38%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Wellington Phoenix 32.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix score away1.31 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% below league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

355

364

Passes Accurate

264

265

Passes %

74%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Behich

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Atkinson

38'

38' D. Arzani

39'

39' K. Nagasawa

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Payne

1st substitution · For: M. Sheridan

54'

54' G. Ferreyra

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

2nd substitution · For: S. Kartum

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Rashani

1st substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Nabbout

2nd substitution · For: M. Caputo

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Najjarine

3rd substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Younis

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kuen

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Arzani

3rd substitution · For: M. Memeti

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ P. Retre

4th substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Edwards

5th substitution · For: C. Armiento

81'

81' Z. Schreiber

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

4th substitution · For: M. Leckie

90+1'

90+1' S. Souprayen

Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 27' when A. Behich scored, with the assist credited to N. Atkinson, making the score 1-0. D. Arzani received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 38'. K. Nagasawa received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 39'.

Second half: Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Payne replacing M. Sheridan. G. Ferreyra received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 54'. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Nagasawa replacing S. Kartum. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 73', with E. Rashani replacing Kavian Rahmani. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Nabbout replacing M. Caputo. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Najjarine replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Melbourne City extended the lead at 76' when M. Younis scored, with the assist credited to A. Kuen, making the score 2-0. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 77', with D. Arzani replacing M. Memeti. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 80', with P. Retre replacing L. Kelly-Heald. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 80', with D. Edwards replacing C. Armiento. Z. Schreiber received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 81'. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 83', with Z. Schreiber replacing M. Leckie. S. Souprayen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+1'.

Melbourne City used 4 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 5 substitutions. Melbourne City got 4 yellow cards, while Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card.