Melbourne City Vs Wellington Phoenix (12 April 2026)

Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City secured a 2-0 victory over Wellington Phoenix in A-League action. A. Behich opened the scoring for Melbourne City in the 27th minute. Melbourne City dominated with 2 goals to 0.

Goal Timeline

27' - A. Behich (assist: N. Atkinson)
76' - M. Younis (assist: A. Kuen)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Melbourne City (4), Wellington Phoenix (5)
Discipline: 5 card(s) shown

D. Arzani received a Yellow Card in the 38th minute; K. Nagasawa received a Yellow Card in the 39th minute; G. Ferreyra received a Yellow Card in the 54th minute; Z. Schreiber received a Yellow Card in the 81th minute; S. Souprayen received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute

Match Events

90+1'

Melbourne City

S. Souprayen

Yellow Card

83'

Melbourne City

Z. Schreiber

Substitution: M. Leckie

Substitution 4

81'

Melbourne City

Z. Schreiber

Yellow Card

80'

Wellington Phoenix

D. Edwards

Substitution: C. Armiento

Substitution 5

80'

Wellington Phoenix

P. Retre

Substitution: L. Kelly-Heald

Substitution 4

77'

Melbourne City

D. Arzani

Substitution: M. Memeti

Substitution 3

76'

Melbourne City

M. Younis

Substitution: A. Kuen

Normal Goal

73'

Wellington Phoenix

R. Najjarine

Substitution: L. Brooke-Smith

Substitution 3

73'

Melbourne City

A. Nabbout

Substitution: M. Caputo

Substitution 2

73'

Melbourne City

E. Rashani

Substitution: K. Rahmani

Substitution 1

62'

Wellington Phoenix

K. Nagasawa

Substitution: S. Kartum

Substitution 2

54'

Melbourne City

G. Ferreyra

Yellow Card

46'

Wellington Phoenix

T. Payne

Substitution: M. Sheridan

Substitution 1

39'

Wellington Phoenix

K. Nagasawa

Yellow Card

38'

Melbourne City

D. Arzani

Yellow Card

27'

Melbourne City

A. Behich

Substitution: N. Atkinson

Normal Goal

90+1'

S. Souprayen

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

83'

Z. Schreiber

Melbourne City

Substitution 4 • Assist: M. Leckie

81'

Z. Schreiber

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

80'

D. Edwards

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 5 • Assist: C. Armiento

80'

P. Retre

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 4 • Assist: L. Kelly-Heald

77'

D. Arzani

Melbourne City

Substitution 3 • Assist: M. Memeti

76'

M. Younis

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: A. Kuen

73'

R. Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 3 • Assist: L. Brooke-Smith

73'

A. Nabbout

Melbourne City

Substitution 2 • Assist: M. Caputo

73'

E. Rashani

Melbourne City

Substitution 1 • Assist: K. Rahmani

62'

K. Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 2 • Assist: S. Kartum

54'

G. Ferreyra

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

46'

T. Payne

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 1 • Assist: M. Sheridan

39'

K. Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix

Yellow Card

38'

D. Arzani

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

27'

A. Behich

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: N. Atkinson

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

51%

Ball Possession

49%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

364

Total passes

355

265

Passes accurate

264

73%

Passes %

74%

Last 5 Results

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

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

Player Stats

Melbourne City Formation

7.3

Andrew Nabbout

7.6

Zane Schreiber

7.9

Marcus Younis

7.9

Andreas Kuen

6.7

Daniel Arzani

7.0

Elbasan Rashani

8.3

Nathaniel Atkinson

7.2

Germán Ferreyra

7.2

Samuel Souprayen

8.2

Aziz Behich

6.7

Patrick Beach

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Patrick BeachG	G	6.7	90'	0	0	0	50%	1 / 1
Nathaniel AtkinsonD	D	8.3	90'	0	1	0	80%	9 / 12
Germán FerreyraD	D	7.2	90'	0	0	0	81%	4 / 7
Samuel SouprayenD	D	7.2	90'	0	0	0	76%	7 / 11
Aziz BehichD	D	8.2	90'	1	0	3	67%	2 / 4
Zane SchreiberM	M	7.6	83'	0	0	0	70%	13 / 17
Marcus YounisM	M	7.9	90'	1	0	4	83%	6 / 8
Andreas KuenM	M	7.9	90'	0	1	1	80%	6 / 10
Daniel ArzaniM	M	6.7	77'	0	0	0	88%	4 / 15
Elbasan RashaniM	M	7.0	73'	0	0	0	68%	7 / 11
Andrew NabboutF	F	7.3	73'	0	0	0	57%	5 / 6

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Kavian RahmaniF	F	6.7	17'	0	83%	1 / 2
Max CaputoF	F	7.2	17'	1	0%	1 / 2
Medin MemetiF	F	6.6	13'	0	71%	3 / 6
Mathew LeckieF	F	6.3	12'	0	73%	0 / 0
Harrison DelbridgeD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Harrison ShillingtonD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
James NieuwenhuizenG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Wellington Phoenix Formation

5.9

Joshua Oluwayemi

6.2

Tim Payne

6.5

Bill Tuiloma

6.3

Isaac Hughes

5.6

Dan Edwards

5.9

Ramy Najjarine

7.0

Alex Rufer

6.5

Paulo Retre

6.2

Kazuki Nagasawa

6.0

Corban Piper

6.0

Ifeanyi Eze

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Joshua OluwayemiG	G	5.9	90'	0	57%	0 / 0
Tim PayneD	D	6.2	45'	1	70%	2 / 4
Bill TuilomaD	D	6.5	90'	1	87%	5 / 10
Isaac HughesD	D	6.3	90'	0	85%	2 / 5
Dan EdwardsD	D	5.6	80'	0	67%	0 / 4
Ramy NajjarineM	M	5.9	73'	1	72%	1 / 7
Alex RuferM	M	7.0	90'	1	72%	10 / 16
Paulo RetreM	M	6.5	80'	0	81%	4 / 9
Kazuki NagasawaM	M	6.2	62'	0	68%	3 / 8
Corban PiperF	F	6.0	90'	1	71%	4 / 15
Ifeanyi EzeF	F	6.0	90'	0	64%	4 / 17

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Matthew SheridanD	D	6.3	45'	53%	1 / 3
Sander Erik KartumM	M	6.9	28'	80%	2 / 5
Luke Brooke-SmithF	F	6.9	17'	100%	4 / 6
Carlo ArmientoF	F	6.5	10'	25%	0 / 1
Lukas Kelly-HealdD	D	7.3	10'	100%	1 / 2
Alby Kelly-HealdG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Manjrekar JamesD	D	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Melbourne City

Matches (H): 11 (A): 12

Attack: 47%
Defense: 67%

Wellington Phoenix

Matches (H): 12 (A): 11

Attack: 40%
Defense: 80%

	Melbourne City	Wellington Phoenix
Goals For	1.4	1.5
Goals Against	1.0	1.7
Clean Sheets	4	3
Failed To Score	3	0
Attack Strength (%)	47	40
Defense Strength (%)	67	80

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 (78.5% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Melbourne City 55.4%

Draw 6.4%

Wellington Phoenix 38.2%

Double Chance

Melbourne City or
Draw 61.8%

Wellington Phoenix or
Draw 44.6%

Melbourne City or
Wellington Phoenix 93.6%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	94.5%	5.5%
1.5	78.5%	21.5%
2.5	55.4%	44.6%
3.5	33.0%	67.0%
4.5	16.8%	83.2%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 56.2%

No 43.8%

No Clean Sheet

Melbourne City
To Concede 71.3%

Wellington Phoenix
To Concede 78.8%

Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City

Final Score

Wellington Phoenix

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