Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City
Ref: A. FaghaniSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Eze and Eze scored for Wellington Phoenix; Younis and Memeti replied for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.50 for Wellington Phoenix versus 2.05 for Melbourne City. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
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Eze
Assist: Armiento
Second Half
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Eze
Assist: Nagasawa
54'
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Caputo
54'
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Schreiber
54'
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Mazzeo
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Payne
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Retre
72'
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Lopane
73'
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Younis
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Najjarine
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Eze
77'
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Memeti
84'
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Shillington
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Nagasawa
89'
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Unknown
| # | 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
Wellington PhoenixMelbourne City
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.50VS2.05
Attack3 · 2 won
8
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
4
2
Shots outside box
3
2
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
472
Total passes
540
352
Accurate passes
430
75%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
0
Blocked shots
1
Wellington Phoenix
3-4-2-1
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Wellington Phoenix
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4M. JamesD
- 6T. PayneM
- 7I. EzeF
- 8P. RetreF
- 11C. ArmientoM
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 20R. NajjarineF
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 28B. TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 3C. PiperD
- 10N. MileusnicF
- 16S. KartumM
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 27M. SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 40E. McCarronG
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 20B. MazzeoM
- 21A. LopaneM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 35M. MemetiM
- 36H. ShillingtonD
Substitutes
- 4L. BonetigD
- 10T. KanamoriF
- 28M. YounisF
- 30A. KuenM
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 75 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Paulo Retre | F | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tim Payne | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 26 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medin Memeti | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Ryan Teague | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | M | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alessandro Lopane | M | 72 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 54 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Max Caputo | F | 54 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Younis | F | 36 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Antoniou | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 36 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | F | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |