Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

Final score: Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix in the A-League, April 12, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 7 wins for Melbourne City, 2 draws, 1 wins for Wellington Phoenix.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 24
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LDWLL Melbourne City
: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix

27' A. Behich · N. Atkinson 1-0
38' Daniel Arzani
39' Kazuki Nagasawa
HT1-0
46' ▲ M. Sheridan ▼ T. Payne
54' Germán Ferreyra
62' ▲ S. Kartum ▼ K. Nagasawa
73' ▲ M. Caputo ▼ A. Nabbout
73' ▲ K. Rahmani ▼ E. Rashani
73' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ R. Najjarine
76' M. Younis · A. Kuen 2-0
77' ▲ M. Memeti ▼ D. Arzani
80' ▲ C. Armiento ▼ D. Edwards
80' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ P. Retre
81' Zane Schreiber
83' ▲ M. Leckie ▼ Z. Schreiber
90'+1 Samuel Souprayen
FT2-0

Line-ups

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

1P. Beach 6.7
13N. Atkinson ⇢ 8.3
22G. Ferreyra 7.2
26S. Souprayen 7.2
16A. Behich ⚽ 8.2
19Z. Schreiber ▼ 83' 7.6
28M. Younis ⚽ 7.7
30A. Kuen ⇢ 8.0
14D. Arzani ▼ 77' 6.7
11E. Rashani ▼ 73' 7.0
15A. Nabbout ▼ 73' 7.3

Substitutes 7

40J. Nieuwenhuizen
17M. Caputo ▲ 73' 6.5
35M. Memeti ▲ 77' 7.3
47K. Rahmani ▲ 73' 6.6
7M. Leckie ▲ 83' 6.3
2H. Delbridge
36H. Shillington

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

1J. Oluwayemi 6.2
6T. Payne ▼ 46' 6.2
28B. Tuiloma 6.3
15I. Hughes 6.3
12D. Edwards ▼ 80' 5.6
20R. Najjarine ▼ 73' 5.9
14A. Rufer 7.3
8P. Retre ▼ 80' 6.5
25K. Nagasawa ▼ 62' 6.2
3C. Piper 6.0
7I. Eze 6.0

Substitutes 7

30A. Kelly-Heald
16S. Kartum ▲ 62' 6.7
4M. James
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 73' 6.9
11C. Armiento ▲ 80' 6.5
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 80' 7.5
27M. Sheridan ▲ 46' 6.3

Statistics

04⚑3

⚑910

49%Possession51%

16Shots6

5Shots on target0

4Shots off target5

11Shots inside box5

5Shots outside box1

7Blocked shots1

3Corners9

2Offsides1

15Fouls9

4Yellow cards1

0Saves2

352Passes367

263Accurate passes268

75%Pass accuracy73%

2.36Expected goals (xG)0.58

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