Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 2

Melbourne City

🕒 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alireza Faghani 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Alireza Faghani

13 matches · 3.46 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.46
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	23%
Draws	31%
Away wins	46%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (8-7).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.46 / 1.77

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

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

1.31

PPG

1.36

1.46

1.14

1.77

1.50

77%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

54%

46%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Melbourne City rank6th

Wellington Phoenix points33

Melbourne City points38

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.

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.

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

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-10

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

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.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first67%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 33% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 27.8' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.77 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix score 4% below league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 32% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% 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)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

541

Passes Accurate

355

428

Passes %

76%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Eze

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Armiento

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

I. Eze

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Nagasawa

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

1st substitution · For: T. Kanamori

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ B. Mazzeo

2nd substitution · For: M. Younis

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Caputo

3rd substitution · For: A. Kuen

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Payne

1st substitution · For: C. Piper

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ P. Retre

2nd substitution · For: S. Kartum

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Lopane

4th substitution · For: Peter Antoniou

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Younis

Normal Goal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Eze

3rd substitution · For: N. Mileusnic

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Najjarine

4th substitution · For: M. Sheridan

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Memeti

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ H. Shillington

5th substitution · For: L. Bonetig

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

5th substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

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

Wellington Phoenix drew 2-2 with Melbourne City on Friday, 30 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alireza Faghani. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Wellington Phoenix took the lead at 23' when I. Eze scored, with the assist credited to C. Armiento, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Wellington Phoenix extended the lead at 52' when I. Eze scored, with the assist credited to K. Nagasawa, making the score 2-0. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 54', with Z. Schreiber replacing T. Kanamori. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 54', with B. Mazzeo replacing M. Younis. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 54', with M. Caputo replacing A. Kuen. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 64', with T. Payne replacing C. Piper. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 64', with P. Retre replacing S. Kartum. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 72', with A. Lopane replacing Peter Antoniou. Melbourne City reduced the deficit at 73' when M. Younis scored, making the score 2-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 75', with I. Eze replacing N. Mileusnic. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 75', with R. Najjarine replacing M. Sheridan. Melbourne City leveled the score at 77' when M. Memeti scored, making the score 2-2. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 84', with H. Shillington replacing L. Bonetig. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 89', with K. Nagasawa replacing L. Kelly-Heald.

Wellington Phoenix used 5 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions.