Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:2
30/01/2026 at 01:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • A-League - Round 15
  • Where to Watch on TV:
australiaAustraliaParamount+
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
hong-kongHong-kongM Plus Live, myTV SUPER
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode
new-zealandNew-zealandSky Sport 2
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDiscovery+ App, Discovery+, TNT Sports 4
usaUsaESPN App, ESPN+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.881.86
Ball possession
47%53%
Total shots
97
Shots on target
64
Big chances
24
Corner kicks
34
Passes
76% (355/470)79% (428/541)
Expected goals (xG)
1.881.86
xG on target (xGOT)
2.262.81
Total shots
97
Shots on target
64
Shots off target
22
Blocked shots
11
Shots inside the box
64
Shots outside the box
23
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
24
Corner kicks
34
Touches in opposition box
1211
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
12
Free kicks
97
Passes
76% (355/470)79% (428/541)
Long passes
37% (29/79)33% (19/57)
Passes in final third
50% (43/86)63% (79/125)
Crosses
20% (2/10)12% (2/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.200.30
Throw ins
2528
Fouls
79
Tackles
74% (14/19)61% (11/18)
Duels won
4840
Clearances
2521
Interceptions
1412
Errors leading to shot
12
Errors leading to goal
12
Goalkeeper saves
24
xGOT faced
2.812.26
Goals prevented
0.810.26

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 23', 1 - 0, Eze I. , Armiento C. (A),
  • 2nd Half (1 - 2)
  • 52', 2 - 0, Eze I. , Nagasawa K. (A),
  • 54', Schreiber Z. , Kanamori T. ,
  • 54', Caputo M. , Kuen A. ,
  • 54', Mazzeo B. , Younis M. ,
  • 64', Payne T. , Piper C. ,
  • 64', Retre P. , Kartum S. ,
  • 72', Lopane A. , Antoniou P. ,
  • 73', 2 - 1, Younis M. ,
  • 75', Eze I. , Mileusnic N. ,
  • 75', Najjarine R. , Sheridan M. ,
  • 77', 2 - 2, Memeti M. ,
  • 84', Shillington H. , Bonetig L. ,
  • 89', Nagasawa K. , Kelly-Heald L. ,
  • 89', Kanamori T. , Wong L. ,
  • 90+2', James M. (Penalty Awarded),

Highlights

Chances of winning


Wellington Phoenix
27.8%
Draw
26.2%
Melbourne City
46%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
22.8% 25.8% 51.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

22.5% 26.1% 52.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Wellington Phoenix has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5%)
  • Melbourne City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.4%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Melbourne City might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Wellington Phoenix than the current prediction. (-5.3%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Wellington Phoenix that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Melbourne City than the current prediction. (+6.1%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Melbourne City could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    3.39
    (4.05)
    3.59
    (3.57)
    2.06
    (1.79)
    6%
    (8.5%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
    What is the prediction for Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City?
  • Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Wellington will win (votes: 10 - 62.5%). Melbourne City will win (votes: 4 - 25%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 12.5%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Wellington: 38.8%86.2%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Melbourne City (votes: 2 - 100%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.25 - Melbourne City (1.37) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH 0 - Melbourne City (1.56) (votes: 2 - 66.7%) .
    • AH +0.25 - Wellington (1.95) (votes: 2 - 50%) .
    • AH +0.5 - Melbourne City (2.01) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH +0.75 - Melbourne City (2.27) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH +1 - Melbourne City (2.88) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.75 - Melbourne City (1.19) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.5 - Melbourne City (1.33) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 21 high ROI users predict this event. Wellington (votes: 3 - 14.3%). Melbourne City (votes: 18 - 85.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 9 and 8).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wellington won 1.
    • Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.
    • Recently, Wellington has had a series of away games.
    • Recently, Melbourne City has had a series of home games.
    • Melbourne City could have a small edge in this match.
    • There will not play in Wellington: Edwards D. (Inactive) Oluwayemi J. (Injury) Smith J. (Inactive) Supyk L. (Injury) Walker N. (Inactive)
    • There will not play in Melbourne City: Atkinson N. (Yellow Cards) Durakovic E. (Inactive) Kuen A. (Knee Injury) Leckie M. (Hamstring Injury) Nabbout A. (Injury) Ochsenham D. (Inactive) Rahmani K. (Inactive) Rashani E. (Muscle Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Wellington won 7 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 22:38. (average 1.1:1.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Wellington won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 11:16. (average 1.2:1.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City were as follows:
    28.02.2025 Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City 0:1
    03.01.2025 Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix 2:0
    09.03.2024 Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix 1:0
    24.11.2023 Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City 1:0
    27.08.2023 Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix 3:0
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