Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

Final score: Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Melbourne City in the A-League, January 30, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 1 wins for Wellington Phoenix, 2 draws, 7 wins for Melbourne City.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 15
Form: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix
: LDWLL Melbourne City

23' I. Eze · C. Armiento 1-0
HT1-0
52' I. Eze · K. Nagasawa 2-0
54' ▲ T. Kanamori ▼ Z. Schreiber
54' ▲ M. Younis ▼ B. Mazzeo
54' ▲ A. Kuen ▼ M. Caputo
64' ▲ C. Piper ▼ T. Payne
64' ▲ S. Kartum ▼ P. Retre
72' ▲ P. Antoniou ▼ A. Lopane
73' 2-1 M. Younis
75' ▲ N. Mileusnic ▼ I. Eze
75' ▲ M. Sheridan ▼ R. Najjarine
77' 2-2 M. Memeti
84' ▲ L. Bonetig ▼ H. Shillington
89' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ K. Nagasawa
89' ▲ L. Wong ▼
FT2-2

Line-ups

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

30A. Kelly-Heald 6.7
4M. James 5.7
28B. Tuiloma 6.2
15I. Hughes 6.3
6T. Payne ▼ 64' 6.3
25K. Nagasawa ⇢ ▼ 89' 7.5
14A. Rufer 6.9
11C. Armiento ⇢ 6.9
8P. Retre ▼ 64' 6.9
20R. Najjarine ▼ 75' 6.3
7I. Eze ⚽2 ▼ 75' 8.6

Substitutes 7

40E. McCarron
3C. Piper ▲ 64' 6.0
10N. Mileusnic ▲ 75' 6.2
16S. Kartum ▲ 64' 6.5
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 89' 6.9
27M. Sheridan ▲ 75' 6.3
29L. Brooke-Smith

Melbourne City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

1P. Beach 6.2
36H. Shillington ▼ 84' 6.2
22G. Ferreyra 6.6
26S. Souprayen 6.6
16A. Behich 6.2
8R. Teague 6.9
19Z. Schreiber ▼ 54' 5.9
20B. Mazzeo ▼ 54' 6.3
21A. Lopane ▼ 72' 5.9
35M. Memeti ⚽ 7.0
17M. Caputo ▼ 54' 5.9

Substitutes 7

40J. Nieuwenhuizen
4L. Bonetig ▲ 84' 6.7
10T. Kanamori ▲ 54' 6.5
28M. Younis ⚽ ▲ 54' 7.3
30A. Kuen ▲ 54' 6.6
37P. Antoniou ▲ 72' 6.6
41L. Wong ▲ 89' 6.3

Statistics

00⚑3

⚑400

47%Possession53%

8Shots7

6Shots on target4

2Shots off target2

6Shots inside box4

2Shots outside box3

0Blocked shots1

3Corners4

1Offsides2

7Fouls9

2Saves4

472Passes540

352Accurate passes430

75%Pass accuracy80%

1.50Expected goals (xG)2.05

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21