There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the A-League table so far. Here's the Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City latest:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
7-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Wellington Phoenix so far this season. Wellington Phoenix has recorded two wins in a row here at Westpac Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.Wellington Phoenix lost their last game at Brisbane Roar after a 1-2 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Wellington Phoenix lost 1-3 at Adelaide United's place.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wellington Phoenix have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 4n Drawn 1 Lost 2.
Wellington Phoenix have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Westpac Stadium with 22 goals in 13 matches. Wellington Phoenix have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Melbourne City form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Melbourne City, who have the fewest scored goals (12) away in A-League, playing as the away team this season.Melbourne City's last game was the home draw against Adelaide United (0-0). A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Brisbane Roar.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 47 similar matches played by Melbourne City in our archives, and the results are: 16 wins for Melbourne City, 8 draws and 23 defeats.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Melbourne City have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Wellington Phoenix won 3 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Melbourne City has 7 wins.Top Goalscorers
 
R. Krishna
15 goals / 4 assists
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D. Williams
11 goals
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R. De Laet
7 goals / 1 assists
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Wellington Phoenix missing players
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| Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 43 | 22 | Scored | 12 | 32 |
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | 17 | 29 |
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 92% |
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | 85% | 80% |
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | 31% | 40% |
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 16% |
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 8% |
| 64% | 62% | Both teams to score | 38% | 44% |
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheet | 23% | 32% |
| 28% | 23% | Failed To Score | 38% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | Corners For (avg) | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 2 |
- Wellington Phoenix hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Sydney | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -26 | 18 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -36 | 10 |
