Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

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Melbourne City

🕒 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 02:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 6 · Melbourne City 1

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	53%
Draws	11%
Away wins	37%

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 20

Avg: 1.85 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-3

Goals For / Against

25 / 18

Avg: 1.79 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.64

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

1.64

1.85

1.79

1.54

1.29

77%

O2.5

54%

92%

BTTS

77%

Score 1st

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank6th

Melbourne City rank1st

Wellington Phoenix points35

Melbourne City points55

Wellington Phoenix: #6 · 35 pts · GD -6

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

Melbourne City: #1 · 55 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-7

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-10

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.577%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 31%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 54%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home100%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Melbourne City score away92%

Melbourne City clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first0%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first0%

Melbourne City score first0%

Melbourne City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 0% · Melbourne City 0%

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.85 vs 1.72

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.54 vs 1.33

Melbourne City score away1.79 vs 1.33

Melbourne City concede away1.29 vs 1.72

Wellington Phoenix score 7% above league average, while Melbourne City score 34% above league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 15% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	27
Home Wins	6
Draws	3
Away Wins	18
Over 2.5 Goals	17 (63.0%)
BTTS	15 (55.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	13
Home Wins	6
Draws	1
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (61.5%)
BTTS	7 (53.8%)

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

12 Apr 2026 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0 30 Jan 2026 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

28 Feb 2025 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0 - 1 03 Jan 2025 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

09 Mar 2024 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0 25 Nov 2023 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

10 Apr 2023 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 4 - 1 02 Jan 2023 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 3 30 Oct 2022 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 2

2021-2022 Season

09 May 2022 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 02 Apr 2022 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0 - 6

2020-2021 Season

16 May 2021 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 2 05 Apr 2021 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 3

2019-2020 Season

15 Feb 2020 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 0 03 Nov 2019 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 3 - 2

2018-2019 Season

21 Apr 2019 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 3 - 2 26 Jan 2019 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 0 09 Nov 2018 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0

2017-2018 Season

14 Apr 2018 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 1 06 Jan 2018 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 21 Oct 2017 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

18 Feb 2017 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 5 27 Nov 2016 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 08 Oct 2016 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0 - 1

2015-2016 Season

28 Mar 2016 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 3 - 0 26 Feb 2016 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 1 25 Jan 2016 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 3 - 1