Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: A. KingAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Behich and Younis scored for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.36 for Melbourne City versus 0.58 for Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
⚽
Behich
Assist: Atkinson
Arzani
Yellow Card
39'
Nagasawa
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Payne
Ferreyra
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Nagasawa
⇄
Rashani
73'
⇄
Najjarine
⇄
Nabbout
⚽
Younis
Assist: Kuen
⇄
Arzani
80'
⇄
Retre
80'
⇄
Edwards
Schreiber
Yellow Card
⇄
Schreiber
Souprayen
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne CityWellington Phoenix
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.36VS0.58
Attack4 · 2 won
16
Shots
6
5
Shots on target
0
11
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
9
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
352
Total passes
367
263
Accurate passes
268
75%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline0 · 3 won
15
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne City
4-1-4-1
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Melbourne City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 11E. RashaniM
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 14D. ArzaniM
- 15A. NabboutF
- 16A. BehichD
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 28M. YounisM
- 30A. KuenM
Substitutes
- 2H. DelbridgeD
- 7M. LeckieF
- 17M. CaputoF
- 35M. MemetiF
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1J. OluwayemiG
- 3C. PiperF
- 6T. PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8P. RetreM
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 20R. NajjarineM
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 28B. TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 4M. JamesD
- 11C. ArmientoF
- 16S. KartumM
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 27M. SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Marcus Younis | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 83 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elbasan Rashani | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Arzani | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Harrison Delbridge | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 13 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Caputo | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mathew Leckie | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paulo Retre | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tim Payne | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 73 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Dan Edwards | D | 80 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manjrekar James | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 10 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Carlo Armiento | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |