Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Melbourne City 6th with 38, Wellington Phoenix 8th with 33. Melbourne City ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.27/1.27 for Melbourne City and 1.38/1.85 for Wellington Phoenix (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Melbourne City carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Wellington Phoenix had won three straight.
12 meetings are on record — 7 won by Melbourne City, 3 by Wellington Phoenix, 2 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.67 historically.
The venue was Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, with room for 30,050 spectators. On the scoreboard, Melbourne City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Melbourne City: Aziz Behich (27'), Marcus Younis (76')
Key stats
Possession: Melbourne City 49% · Wellington Phoenix 51% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 3-9