Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City: result 1-5 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on February 18, 2017 at 06:35 AM (UTC)Sky Stadium, Wellington
Full time
What was the result of Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won 1-5 on February 18, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 20′Ryan LowryMelbourne City (o.g.)
- 29′B. FornaroliMelbourne City
- 59′A. CáceresMelbourne City
- 70′K. BarbarousesWellington Phoenix
- 82′N. KilkennyMelbourne City
- 87′N. ColazoMelbourne City
Official lineup for Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wellington Phoenix
4-3-3- 11H. Watson
- 21R. Krishna
- 9K. Barbarouses
- 8Álex Gorrín
- 23M. Ridenton
- 4R. Bonevacia
- 17Vince Lia
- 5Ryan Lowry
- 19Thomas Doyle
- 13Marco Rossi
- 1G. Moss
Melbourne City
4-3-3- 27F. Brandán
- 12N. Fitzgerald
- 23B. Fornaroli
- 10A. Cáceres
- 26L. Brattan
- 6O. Malik
- 8N. Kilkenny
- 21R. Tongyik
- 3J. Rose
- 2Emmanuel Muscat
- 1T. Sørensen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wellington Phoenix have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Melbourne City have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2017 | Sydney(away) | 1-3 | A-League |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers(home) | 1-3 | A-League |
| Jan 29, 2017 | Adelaide United(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Jan 21, 2017 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Jan 17, 2017 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 3-0 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2017 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Jan 12, 2017 | Adelaide United(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Wellington Phoenix win, 0 draws, 5 Melbourne City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2016 | Melbourne City 2-1 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Melbourne City 3-0 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix on Nov 27, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Wellington Phoenix score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City score 1.4 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Phoenix | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Melbourne City | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | 13/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wellington Phoenix sit 1st in A-League (9 points from 3 matches) and Melbourne City sit 7th (4 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 |
A question about Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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