A-League Men · Regular Season - 24 April 12, 2026 07:00

Melbourne City

#6 · 38 pts

2 – 0

Final score

Wellington Phoenix

#8 · 33 pts

A. Behich (ast. N. Atkinson) 27'

M. Younis (ast. A. Kuen) 76'

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Melbourne City a 53% win probability (draw 26%, Wellington Phoenix 20%). The final result was Melbourne City 2–0 Wellington Phoenix. In 1 previous meetings, Melbourne City have won 0 times, with 1 draws and 0 wins for Wellington Phoenix.

Match statistics

9

Total shots

5

5

Shots on target

0

0

Saves

2

49%

Possession

51%

3

Corners

9

30

Tackles

12

4

🟨 Yellow cards

1

Match Events

⚽A. Behich · ast. N. Atkinson

27'

D. Arzani

38'

39'

K. Nagasawa

46'

M. Sheridan / T. Payne ↕

G. Ferreyra

54'

62'

S. Kartum / K. Nagasawa ↕

↕ E. Rashani / K. Rahmani

73'

↕ A. Nabbout / M. Caputo

73'

73'

L. Brooke-Smith / R. Najjarine ↕

⚽M. Younis · ast. A. Kuen

76'

↕ D. Arzani / M. Memeti

77'

80'

L. Kelly-Heald / P. Retre ↕

80'

C. Armiento / D. Edwards ↕

Z. Schreiber

81'

↕ Z. Schreiber / M. Leckie

83'

S. Souprayen

90'+1

Pre-match prediction

53.07%

Melbourne ←

26.17%

X

20.76%

Wellington

we assigned to the actual result (Melbourne City) 53.07% (medium confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Melbourne

1.50

—

—

Wellington

0.82

—

—

League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	48
2	Adelaide United	26	43
3	Auckland	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	40
5	Sydney	26	39
6	Melbourne City	26	38
7	Macarthur	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	32
10	Perth Glory	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	21

Lineups

Melbourne City 4-1-4-1

1

G 6.70

16

A. Behich 1 ⚽ D 8.20

26

S. Souprayen D 7.20

22

G. Ferreyra D 7.20

13 N. Atkinson 1 👟 D 8.30

19

Zane Schreiber 83' M 7.60

11

E. Rashani 73' M 7.00

14

D. Arzani 77' M 6.70

30 A. Kuen 1 👟 M 7.90

28 M. Younis 1 ⚽ M 7.90

15

A. Nabbout 73' F 7.30

Bench

2

H. Delbridge D

36

H. Shillington D

47

K. Rahmani 17' F 6.70

17 M. Caputo 17' F 7.20

7

M. Leckie 12' F 6.30

35

M. Memeti 13' F 6.60

Wellington Phoenix 4-4-2

1

G 5.90

12

D. Edwards 80' D 5.60

15

D 6.30

28

D 6.50

6 T. Payne 45' D 6.20

25 K. Nagasawa 62' M 6.20

8

P. Retre 80' M 6.50

14 A. Rufer M 7.00

20

R. Najjarine 73' M 5.90

7

I. Eze F 6.00

3 C. Piper F 6.00

Bench

18

L. Kelly-Heald 10' D 7.30

16

S. Kartum 28' M 6.90

Best on the pitch

N. Atkinson

D · Melbourne

8.30

1 👟

· 51 pass

A. Behich

D · Melbourne

8.20

1 ⚽

3 shots · 33 pass

A. Kuen

M · Melbourne

7.90

1 👟

1 shots · 44 pass

M. Younis

M · Melbourne

7.90

1 ⚽

4 shots · 18 pass

Zane Schreiber

M · Melbourne

7.60

· 33 pass

L. Kelly-Heald

D · Wellington

7.30

· 3 pass

Melbourne City — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	90	6.70	—	—	—	14	7%	—	—	—
A. Behich	D	90	8.20	1	—	3	33	22%	1	—	—
S. Souprayen	D	90	7.20	—	—	—	37	28%	—	1	—
G. Ferreyra	D	90	7.20	—	—	—	31	25%	3	1	—
N. Atkinson	D	90	8.30	—	1	—	51	41%	6	—	—
Zane Schreiber	M	83	7.60	—	—	—	33	23%	8	1	—
E. Rashani	M	73	7.00	—	—	—	28	19%	5	—	—
D. Arzani	M	77	6.70	—	—	—	26	23%	1	1	—
A. Kuen	M	90	7.90	—	1	1	44	35%	1	—	—
M. Younis	M	90	7.90	1	—	4	18	15%	1	—	—
A. Nabbout	F	73	7.30	—	—	—	14	8%	1	—	—
K. Rahmani	F	17	6.70	—	—	—	6	5%	1	—	—
M. Caputo	F	17	7.20	—	—	1	2	—	1	—	—
M. Leckie	F	12	6.30	—	—	—	11	8%	—	—	—
M. Memeti	F	13	6.60	—	—	—	7	5%	1	—	—

Wellington Phoenix — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	90	5.90	—	—	—	30	17%	—	—	—
D. Edwards	D	80	5.60	—	—	—	30	20%	—	—	—
	D	90	6.30	—	—	—	39	33%	—	—	—
	D	90	6.50	—	—	1	39	34%	2	—	—
T. Payne	D	45	6.20	—	—	1	20	14%	—	—	—
K. Nagasawa	M	62	6.20	—	—	—	28	19%	1	1	—
P. Retre	M	80	6.50	—	—	—	37	30%	1	—	—
A. Rufer	M	90	7.00	—	—	1	61	44%	6	—	—
R. Najjarine	M	73	5.90	—	—	1	18	13%	—	—	—
I. Eze	F	90	6.00	—	—	—	14	9%	1	—	—
C. Piper	F	90	6.00	—	—	1	17	12%	—	—	—
L. Kelly-Heald	D	10	7.30	—	—	—	3	3%	1	—	—
S. Kartum	M	28	6.90	—	—	—	5	4%	—	—	—