On February 2, 2023, these teams previously met at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium. They fought for victory less than a year ago. The Wellington Phoenix FC players and manager are especially eager to win this time around after Melbourne City FC defeated Wellington Phoenix FC by a score of 1-3.
After beating Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the A-League, Melbourne City will be hoping for a repeat of their previous performance. Melbourne City had 68% possession in that match, attempted two goals, and scored one of them. Aidan O’Neill scored Melbourne City’s goals (11′, 57′).
The Melbourne Victory had four shots, two of which were successful. For Melbourne Victory, Nishan Velupillay scored on an 89-footer. Recently, matches featuring Melbourne City have proven to be riveting affairs with high expectations for goals. At an average of 3.5 goals per game, both teams have scored 21 goals in their last six matches, with Melbourne City scoring 11 of those goals.
Wellington Phoenix will be hoping to turn things around here after losing to Melbourne Victory last time out in the A-League competition. Wellington Phoenix had 61% possession and 12 shots, four of which were successful. Oskar Zawada scored the only goal for Wellington Phoenix (25′).
Six of Melbourne Victory’s 15 shots were on target. Melbourne Victory received goals from Damien Da Silva (76′) and Bruno Fornaroli (58′). In their last about six excursions, Wellington Phoenix has amassed a sum of 9 objectives. On each of those occasions, Wellington Phoenix has also scored at least once.
Their opponents have scored 9 goals against their defenders in that time. It will be fascinating to see if that pattern can continue here.
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Match Details :
- Melbourne City – Wellington Phoenix
- A-League Australia
- Date – 10/04/2023
- Starting time – 06:00 UTC
- Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction :
We think Wellington Phoenix would be disappointed if they didn’t beat Melbourne City, but that might not be enough to keep them from losing. We are expecting the two groups to score in a 2-1 benefit for Melbourne City toward the finish of this one. In either case, there shouldn’t be much to it.
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Head to Head :
An examination of their previous head-to-head encounters dating back to 05/04/2021 reveals that Wellington Phoenix has performed poorly in these encounters. While Melbourne City has dominated them, winning 67% of their games played, they have not won a single one.
There were also a lot of goals scored in those games 26 in all, or 4.33 goals per game on average. On February 1, 2023, on A-League match day 10, Wellington Phoenix defeated Melbourne City 1-3 in their final league matchup.
At that time, Wellington Phoenix had 51% belonging and 20 endeavors on the objective with 7 of them on track. David Ball scored the goal (16′). Melbourne City, on the other hand, made 13 shots on goal, six of which were successful. Jamie Maclaren (51′, 96′) and Mathew Leckie (18′) both scored.
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Team news :
For Melbourne City manager Rado Vidoi, Arion Sulemani (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Richard van der Venne (Injury to the Calf), and Mathew Leckie (Injury to the Hamstring) will not be able to play. Ufuk Talay, the manager of the Wellington Phoenix, does not have any concerns regarding his team’s fitness prior to this match because the team is completely healthy.
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Betting Tips :
- Melbourne City FC has scored something like one objective for 9 successive matches.
- In 75% of their games, Wellington Phoenix FC wins when they lead 0-1 on the road.
- In the A-League, neither team has ever won a game.
- With 18 goals, Jamie MacLaren leads Melbourne City FC in scoring. 13 goals have been scored by Oskar Zawada for Wellington Phoenix FC.
- Melbourne City FC has won 18 of the last 39 meetings, Wellington Phoenix FC has won 12 of those meetings, and there have been 9 draws. The objective distinction is 70-48 for Melbourne City FC.
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Lineups :
| Wellington Phoenix | ||
| G | 20 | Oliver Sail |
| D | 6 | Tim Payne |
| D | 4 | Scott Wootton |
| D | 17 | Callan Elliot |
| D | 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| M | 5 | Steven Ugarković |
| M | 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| M | 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| A | 10 | David Ball |
| A | 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| M | 31 | Yan Sasse |
| Melbourne City | ||
| G | 1 | Tom Glover |
| D | 22 | Curtis Good |
| D | 25 | Callum Talbot |
| D | 38 | Jordan Bos |
| M | 14 | Valon Berisha |
| D | 6 | Thomas Lam |
| M | 8 | Richard van der Venne |
| M | 13 | Aiden O’Neill |
| M | 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| A | 9 | Jamie MacLaren |
| M | 23 | Marco Tilio |
Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |