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Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix: result 2-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 21Kick-off on May 16, 2021 at 06:05 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
2-2
Wellington Phoenix

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix drew 2-2 on May 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 37′T. HemedWellington Phoenix (pen.)
  • 58′N. TsubakiMelbourne City
  • 81′J. MaclarenMelbourne City
  • 88′T. HemedWellington Phoenix

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-1-4-1
  1. 23M. Tilio
  1. 14N. Tsubaki
  2. 17S. Colakovski
  3. 18C. Metcalfe
  4. 20A. Luna
  1. 10F. Berenguer-Bohrer
  1. 2S. Galloway
  2. 19B. Garuccio
  3. 22C. Good
  4. 4Nuno Reis
  1. 1T. Glover

Wellington Phoenix

4-4-2
  1. 18B. Waine
  2. 9D. Ball
  1. 17T. Hemed
  2. 8C. Devlin
  3. 19S. Sutton
  4. 7R. Piscopo
  1. 23C. Lewis
  2. 6T. Payne
  3. 21J. Laws
  4. 16L. Fenton
  1. 20O. Sail
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Wellington Phoenix have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 13, 2021Adelaide United(home)4-1A-League
May 9, 2021Brisbane Roar(home)3-2A-League
May 5, 2021Perth Glory(away)3-1A-League
Apr 29, 2021Newcastle Jets(home)3-1A-League
Apr 24, 2021Macarthur(away)1-1A-League
Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2021Adelaide United(away)0-0A-League
May 1, 2021Brisbane Roar(away)0-0A-League
Apr 25, 2021Adelaide United(home)2-1A-League
Apr 22, 2021Western United(away)1-1A-League
Apr 18, 2021Perth Glory(away)3-1A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne City wins, 0 draws, 3 Wellington Phoenix wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2021Wellington Phoenix 2-3 Melbourne CityA-League
Feb 15, 2020Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne CityA-League
Nov 3, 2019Melbourne City 3-2 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Apr 21, 2019Wellington Phoenix 3-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Jan 26, 2019Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne CityA-League
Nov 9, 2018Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League

Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City on Apr 5, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 3.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Wellington Phoenix score 1.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City3.10.9510/1511/15
Wellington Phoenix1.71.349/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne City sit 4th in A-League (7 points from 4 matches) and Wellington Phoenix sit 1st (10 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Wellington Phoenix43107110
4Melbourne City4211667

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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