Wellington Phoenix Vs Melbourne City (30 January 2026)

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The match between and ended in a - draw in action. Both sides found the net times each.

Match Activity

Substitutions: (0), (0)

Match Events

89'

Melbourne City

Substitution: L. Wong

Substitution 6

89'

Wellington Phoenix

K. Nagasawa

Substitution: L. Kelly-Heald

Substitution 5

84'

Melbourne City

H. Shillington

Substitution: L. Bonetig

Substitution 5

77'

Melbourne City

M. Memeti

Normal Goal

75'

Wellington Phoenix

R. Najjarine

Substitution: M. Sheridan

Substitution 4

75'

Wellington Phoenix

I. Eze

Substitution: N. Mileusnic

Substitution 3

73'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Normal Goal

72'

Melbourne City

A. Lopane

Substitution: P. Antoniou

Substitution 4

64'

Wellington Phoenix

P. Retre

Substitution: S. Kartum

Substitution 2

64'

Wellington Phoenix

T. Payne

Substitution: C. Piper

Substitution 1

54'

Melbourne City

M. Caputo

Substitution: A. Kuen

Substitution 3

54'

Melbourne City

B. Mazzeo

Substitution: M. Younis

Substitution 2

54'

Melbourne City

Z. Schreiber

Substitution: T. Kanamori

Substitution 1

52'

Wellington Phoenix

I. Eze

Substitution: K. Nagasawa

Normal Goal

23'

Wellington Phoenix

I. Eze

Substitution: C. Armiento

Normal Goal

89'

Melbourne City

Substitution 6 • Assist: L. Wong

89'

K. Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 5 • Assist: L. Kelly-Heald

84'

H. Shillington

Melbourne City

Substitution 5 • Assist: L. Bonetig

77'

M. Memeti

Melbourne City

Normal Goal

75'

R. Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 4 • Assist: M. Sheridan

75'

I. Eze

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 3 • Assist: N. Mileusnic

73'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Normal Goal

72'

A. Lopane

Melbourne City

Substitution 4 • Assist: P. Antoniou

64'

P. Retre

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 2 • Assist: S. Kartum

64'

T. Payne

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 1 • Assist: C. Piper

54'

M. Caputo

Melbourne City

Substitution 3 • Assist: A. Kuen

54'

B. Mazzeo

Melbourne City

Substitution 2 • Assist: M. Younis

54'

Z. Schreiber

Melbourne City

Substitution 1 • Assist: T. Kanamori

52'

I. Eze

Wellington Phoenix

Normal Goal • Assist: K. Nagasawa

23'

I. Eze

Wellington Phoenix

Normal Goal • Assist: C. Armiento

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

47%

Ball Possession

53%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

470

Total passes

541

355

Passes accurate

428

76%

Passes %

79%

Last 5 Results

Wellington Phoenix

vs Melbourne Victory 1-0

vs Brisbane Roar 2-1

vs Perth Glory 2-0

vs Adelaide United 1-1

vs Sydney 0-1

Melbourne City

vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0

vs Perth Glory 1-1

vs Sydney 1-0

vs Buriram United 0-0

vs Buriram United 1-1

Player Stats

Wellington Phoenix Formation

6.9

Paulo Retre

6.3

Ramy Najjarine

8.6

Ifeanyi Eze

6.3

Tim Payne

7.5

Kazuki Nagasawa

6.9

Alex Rufer

6.9

Carlo Armiento

5.7

Manjrekar James

6.2

Bill Tuiloma

6.3

Isaac Hughes

6.7

Alby Kelly-Heald

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Alby Kelly-HealdG	G	6.7	90'	0	0	0	51%	2 / 2
Manjrekar JamesD	D	5.7	90'	0	0	1	73%	5 / 8
Bill TuilomaD	D	6.2	90'	0	0	1	79%	6 / 7
Isaac HughesD	D	6.3	90'	0	0	0	82%	4 / 7
Tim PayneM	M	6.3	64'	0	0	0	75%	2 / 4
Kazuki NagasawaM	M	7.5	89'	0	1	0	80%	7 / 7
Alex RuferM	M	6.9	90'	0	0	0	79%	4 / 6
Carlo ArmientoM	M	6.9	90'	0	1	1	64%	2 / 5
Paulo RetreF	F	6.9	64'	0	0	0	83%	4 / 7
Ramy NajjarineF	F	6.3	75'	0	0	1	87%	4 / 10
Ifeanyi EzeF	F	8.6	75'	2	0	2	55%	3 / 10

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Corban PiperD	D	6.0	26'	0	62%	1 / 2
Sander Erik KartumM	M	6.5	26'	0	83%	1 / 2
Matt SheridanD	D	6.3	15'	0	60%	1 / 2
Nikola MileusnićF	F	6.2	15'	1	64%	0 / 2
Lukas Kelly-HealdD	D	6.9	11'	1	60%	2 / 3
Eamonn McCarronG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Luke Brooke-SmithF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Melbourne City Formation

6.2

Patrick Beach

6.2

Harrison Shillington

6.6

Germán Ferreyra

6.6

Samuel Souprayen

6.2

Aziz Behich

6.9

Ryan Teague

5.9

Zane Schreiber

6.3

Benjamin Mazzeo

5.9

Alessandro Lopane

7.0

Medin Memeti

5.9

Max Caputo

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Patrick BeachG	G	6.2	90'	0	0	78%	0 / 0
Harrison ShillingtonD	D	6.2	84'	0	0	80%	3 / 4
Germán FerreyraD	D	6.6	90'	0	0	82%	3 / 6
Samuel SouprayenD	D	6.6	90'	0	0	95%	4 / 7
Aziz BehichD	D	6.2	90'	0	1	74%	2 / 3
Ryan TeagueM	M	6.9	90'	0	1	82%	5 / 6
Zane SchreiberM	M	5.9	54'	0	0	77%	2 / 6
Benjamin MazzeoM	M	6.3	54'	0	0	78%	2 / 7
Alessandro LopaneM	M	5.9	72'	0	0	80%	2 / 9
Medin MemetiM	M	7.0	90'	1	3	75%	4 / 8
Max CaputoF	F	5.9	54'	0	0	60%	3 / 11

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Marcus YounisF	F	7.3	36'	1	1	50%	1 / 4
Andreas KuenM	M	6.6	36'	0	0	69%	3 / 10
Takeshi KanamoriF	F	6.5	35'	0	0	60%	0 / 1
Peter AntoniouD	D	6.6	18'	0	0	40%	0 / 0
Liam BonetigD	D	6.7	16'	0	0	67%	1 / 1
Lawrence WongM	M	6.3	11'	0	0	0%	1 / 1
James NieuwenhuizenG	G	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Wellington Phoenix

Matches (H): 7 (A): 7

Attack: 41%
Defense: 50%

Melbourne City

Matches (H): 8 (A): 7

Attack: 23%
Defense: 64%

	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Goals For	1.6	1.0
Goals Against	1.6	1.6
Clean Sheets	0	4
Failed To Score	1	2
Attack Strength (%)	41	23
Defense Strength (%)	50	64

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (73.3% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Wellington Phoenix 55.4%

Draw 6.4%

Melbourne City 38.2%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix or
Draw 61.8%

Melbourne City or
Draw 44.6%

Wellington Phoenix or
Melbourne City 93.6%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	92.6%	7.4%
1.5	73.3%	26.7%
2.5	48.2%	51.8%
3.5	26.4%	73.6%
4.5	12.3%	87.7%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 58.1%

No 41.9%

No Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix
To Concede 72.7%

Melbourne City
To Concede 79.8%

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City