Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix: result 3-0 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 28, 2016 at 09:30 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne City won 3-0 on March 28, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 43′Harry NovilloMelbourne City
- 66′B. FornaroliMelbourne City
- 80′B. FornaroliMelbourne City
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
- 23B. Fornaroli
- 4C. Chapman
- 9Harry Novillo
- 27N. Fitzgerald
- 29A. Cáceres
- 33O. Malik
- 5I. Franjić
- 11M. Zullo
- 19B. Garuccio
- 24P. Kisnorbo
- 1T. Sørensen
Wellington Phoenix
- 21R. Krishna
- 26H. Watson
- 4R. Bonevacia
- 10Michael McGlinchey
- 16L. Fenton
- 17Vince Lia
- 13Albert Riera
- 2Emmanuel Muscat
- 18B. Sigmund
- 22A. Durante
- 1G. Moss
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Wellington Phoenix have 3, 2 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Adelaide United(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Sydney(home) | 3-0 | A-League |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Wellington Phoenix(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Feb 21, 2016 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 4-1 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2016 | Perth Glory(home) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Mar 12, 2016 | Sydney(away) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Adelaide United(home) | 0-4 | A-League |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Melbourne City(home) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 2-3 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Melbourne City wins, 2 draws, 2 Wellington Phoenix wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2016 | Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Jan 25, 2016 | Melbourne City 3-1 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| May 3, 2015 | Wellington Phoenix 0-2 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Apr 12, 2015 | Melbourne City 0-0 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Nov 30, 2014 | Wellington Phoenix 5-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City on Feb 26, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 2.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Wellington Phoenix score 1.3 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 12/15 | 14/15 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City sit 7th in A-League (4 points from 3 matches) and Wellington Phoenix sit 1st (9 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Melbourne City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy