Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

Full Time

2:1

Wellington Phoenix

Highlights and Stats

Melbourne City will come up against Wellington Phoenix on Monday in a game of the 21st round of the A-League Men. The match will see the 1st-placed Melbourne City test their skills with Wellington Phoenix, who currently occupy the 7th spot in the standings.

Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/04/02	Last 20 Games
Melbourne City	win	? Waway Dhome Waway Laway Whome Laway Laway Whome Laway Whome Whome Waway Whome Waway Whome Laway Whome Waway Dhome Daway
Wellington Phoenix	loss	? Lhome Daway Lhome Whome Laway Whome Whome Laway Whome Laway Laway Lhome Laway Lhome Laway Whome Laway Lhome Daway Dhome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of the most recent encounter was an away win for Melbourne City, with the final score being 6:0. The match went down on the 2nd of April 2022. Melbourne City have not suffered a defeat in four successive games against Wellington Phoenix, registering a total of 2 wins and 2 draws. Playing at home has been a great advantage during the last 10 meetings, with the hosting side recording 6 victories and avoiding any losses in 8 out of 10. The result was a draw in only 2 of the last 10 clashes. The last five battles on the pitch ended with three producing over 2.5 goals and two witnessing goals at both ends of the pitch. Melbourne City did not concede in two of those meetings, and Wellington Phoenix kept a clean sheet on two occasions. The most recent five encounters resulted in an average score of 3.20 goals.

Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Melbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1.95

  0.95

• Fouls

  13.05

  10.05

• Corners

  6.55

  4.95

• Offsides

  1.50

  2.00

• Cards

  2.15

  2.00

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2022/04/02 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  6

  0

• Fouls

  14

  8

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2021/05/16 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  18

  8

• Corners

  1

  2

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2021/04/05 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  9

  9

• Corners

  6

  8

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2020/02/15 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  12

  11

• Corners

  7

  5

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2019/11/03 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  17

  11

• Corners

  7

  3

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  0

• Posession

  61%

  39%

2019/04/21 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  14

  8

• Corners

  11

  6

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2019/01/26 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  17

  14

• Corners

  6

  5

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2018/11/09 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  13

  15

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2018/04/14 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  16

  11

• Corners

  5

  7

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2018/01/06 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  12

  8

• Corners

  7

  2

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  69%

  31%

2017/10/21 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  13

  10

• Corners

  6

  6

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  40%

  60%

2017/02/18 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  15

  15

• Corners

  4

  7

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2016/11/27 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  23

  23

• Corners

  11

  2

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  3

  6

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2016/10/08 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  20

  20

• Corners

  8

  7

• Offsides

  0

  6

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2016/03/28 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  10

  0

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2016/02/26 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  9

  2

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2016/01/25 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  7

  3

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2015/05/03 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  14

  8

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2015/04/12 A-League

HMelbourne CityWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  15

  11

• Corners

  7

  11

• Offsides

  5

  3

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2015/02/14 A-League

Melbourne CityHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  19

  11

• Corners

  4

  11

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  6

  2

• Posession

  48%

  52%

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Melbourne City Form

On May 4th Melbourne City ended in a disappointing 0:2 defeat to Perth Glory away from home in a A-League Men encounter. Currently, the outfit is on a streak of two consecutive defeats. Melbourne City’s performance has not been greatly affected by the factor of playing at home or away in their last 10 meetings. These resulted in 4 home victories and 3 away triumphs. Out of the last five Melbourne City clashes, three produced over 2.5 goals and none witnessed goals at both ends. Within this time frame they were able to keep three clean sheets, and they failed to score a goal in two. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 outings saw an average of 3.20 goals.

• Goals
  1.50
• Fouls
  10.50
• Corners
  5.30
• Offsides
  3.30
• Cards
  2.60
• Posession
  53%

Wellington Phoenix Form

In their previous match, Wellington Phoenix met Western Sydney Wanderers on Thursday and it finished in a slender 1:2 win away from home. The home crowd, usually referred to as the “12th player”, have failed to significantly impact Wellington Phoenix’s recent ten meetings, as they ended in 4 home victories and 6 away triumphs. There hasn’t been a single draw in their last ten clashes. Three of Wellington Phoenix’s five previous games finished with more than 2.5 goals and two saw both sides finding the net. Wellington Phoenix managed to prevent their opponents from scoring on two occasions and they failed to net goals on their own in only one encounter. During the team’s recent five outings, the goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets 13 times altogether.

• Goals
  1.40
• Fouls
  10.90
• Corners
  4.60
• Offsides
  1.90
• Cards
  1.90
• Posession
  45%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Tom Glover
• D6Carl Jenkinson
• D4Nuno Reis
• D5Rostyn Griffiths
• D3Scott Jamieson
• M16Taras Gomulka
• M18Conor Metcalfe
• M15Andrew Nabbout
• M23Marco Tilio
• M7Mathew Leckie
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Tom Glover 6 Carl Jenkinson 4 Nuno Reis 5 Rostyn Griffiths 3 Scott Jamieson 16 Taras Gomulka 18 Conor Metcalfe 15 Andrew Nabbout 23 Marco Tilio 7 Mathew Leckie 9 Jamie MacLaren

Wellington Phoenix

Formation:3-4-3

• G20Oliver Sail
• D33Finn Surman
• D4Scott Wootton
• D6Tim Payne
• M18Ben Waine
• M13Nicholas Pennington
• M34Jackson Manuel
• M19Sam Sutton
• F36Riley Bidois
• F88Gary Hooper
• F8Benjamin Old

20 Oliver Sail 33 Finn Surman 4 Scott Wootton 6 Tim Payne 18 Ben Waine 13 Nicholas Pennington 34 Jackson Manuel 19 Sam Sutton 36 Riley Bidois 88 Gary Hooper 8 Benjamin Old

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne City	Last Wellington Phoenix	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	5/10	4/10	-	41.18%	2.43
DRAW	1/10	4/10	0/10	14.48%	6.91
Wellington Phoenix WIN	4/10	-	6/10	44.34%	2.26
Over 2.5 Goals	7/10	5/10	8/10	67.00%	1.49
BTTS	6/10	4/10	5/10	51.00%	1.96
Over 4.5 Cards	2/10	6/10	4/10	38.00%	2.63
Over 10.5 Corners	5/10	3/10	4/10	41.00%	2.44
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	7/10	4/10	-	56.50%	1.77
Wellington Phoenix over 1.5 Goals	5/10	-	4/10	45.50%	2.20

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsWellington Phoenix

• 90+2`
  B. Waine
• 90+1`
  (in) J. McGarry(out) B. Old
• 85`
  (in) O. van Hattum(out) G. Hooper
• 83`
  C. Jenkinson
• 82`
  (in) S. Colakovski(out) M. Tilio
• 81`
  R. Piscopo
• 72`
  (in) J. Bos(out) A. Nabbout
• 66`
  (in) L. Fenton(out) F. Surman
• 56`
  J. Maclaren
• 54`
  2 - 1

  B. WaineG. Hooper
• 54`
  M. Tilio
• 46`
  (in) C. Lewis(out) J. Manuel
• 46`
  (in) R. Piscopo(out) R. Bidois
• 30`
  A. Nabbout
• 10`
  J. MaclarenA. Nabbout

  2 - 0
• 3`
  S. Sutton (o.g.)

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

Melbourne CityvsWellington Phoenix

• 16Taras Gomulka

  7.9 / 10
• 9Jamie MacLaren

  7.5 / 10
• 5Rostyn Griffiths

  7.2 / 10
• 15Andrew Nabbout

  7.2 / 10
• 4Nuno Reis

  6.9 / 10
• 3Scott Jamieson

  6.9 / 10
• 23Marco Tilio

  6.9 / 10
• 6Carl Jenkinson

  6.6 / 10
• 18Conor Metcalfe

  6.6 / 10
• 38Jordan Bos

  6.5 / 10
• 17Stefan Colakovski

  6.5 / 10
• 1Tom Glover

  6.3 / 10
• 7Mathew Leckie

  6.3 / 10

• 18Ben Waine

  7.2 / 10
• 4Scott Wootton

  7 / 10
• 23Clayton Lewis

  7 / 10
• 20Oliver Sail

  6.9 / 10
• 33Finn Surman

  6.9 / 10
• 88Gary Hooper

  6.9 / 10
• 10Reno Piscopo

  6.9 / 10
• 6Tim Payne

  6.7 / 10
• 19Sam Sutton

  6.7 / 10
• 8Benjamin Old

  6.6 / 10
• 16Louis Fenton

  6.6 / 10
• 36Riley Bidois

  6.5 / 10
• 13Nicholas Pennington

  6.3 / 10
• 34Jackson Manuel

  6.3 / 10
• 43Oskar van Hattum

  6.3 / 10