Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Melbourne City — A-League, 30 Jan 2026
Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City drew 2-2 in the A-League on 30 January 2026 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. I. Eze, Marcus Younis, M. Memeti got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 1 and Melbourne City 4.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-023'assist: C. Armiento
- Half-time1-0
- 2-052'assist: K. Nagasawa
- 54'
- 54'
- 54'out: A. Kuen
- 64'
- 64'P. Retreout: S. Kartum
- 72'out: P. Antoniou
- 2-173'
- 75'out: N. Mileusnic
- 75'
- 2-277'
- 84'
- 89'
- 89'—out: L. Wong
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.6Ifeanyi EzeF
- 7.5Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.9Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.9Alex RuferM
- 6.9Carlo ArmientoM
- 6.9Paulo RetreF
- 6.7Alby Kelly-HealdG
- 6.5Sander Erik KartumM
- 6.3Matt SheridanD
- 6.3Isaac HughesD
- 6.3Timothy PayneM
- 6.3Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.2Nikola MileusnićF
- 6.2Bill TuilomaD
- 6.0Corban PiperD
- 5.7Manjrekar JamesD
Melbourne City
- 7.3Marcus YounisF
- 7.0Medin MemetiM
- 6.9Ryan TeagueM
- 6.7Liam BonetigD
- 6.6Samuel SouprayenD
- 6.6Germán FerreyraD
- 6.6Andreas KuenM
- 6.6Peter AntoniouD
- 6.5Takeshi KanamoriF
- 6.3Lawrence WongM
- 6.3Benjamin MazzeoM
- 6.2Aziz BehichD
- 6.2Patrick BeachG
- 6.2Harrison ShillingtonD
- 5.9Zane SchreiberM
- 5.9Max CaputoF
- 5.9Alessandro LopaneM
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 10N. Mileusnic75'F6.2
- 16S. Kartum64'M6.5
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald89'D6.9
- 3Corban Piper64'D6.0
- 27M. Sheridan75'D6.3
- 40E. McCarronG
- 29Luke Brooke-SmithF
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 30A. Kuen54'M6.6
- 10T. Kanamori54'F6.5
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 28Marcus Younis73'54'F7.3
- 4L. Bonetig84'D6.7
- 41L. Wong89'M6.3
- 37P. Antoniou72'D6.6
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
1.50Expected goals (xG)2.05
8Total shots7
6Shots on target4
2Shots off target2
0Blocked shots1
3Corners4
1Offsides2
7Fouls9
2Goalkeeper saves4
472Total passes540
352Accurate passes430
75%Pass accuracy80%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifeanyi Eze | 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 8.6 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 89 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Carlo Armiento | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Paulo Retre | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Matt Sheridan | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Timothy Payne | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Nikola Mileusnić | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Corban Piper | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Manjrekar James | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5.7 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Younis | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Medin Memeti | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Ryan Teague | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Liam Bonetig | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Andreas Kuen | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Peter Antoniou | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lawrence Wong | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Harrison Shillington | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Zane Schreiber | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Max Caputo | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Alessandro Lopane | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixLWDWL
- L23 Jan 26ANewcastle Jets1-4
- W18 Jan 26ASydney2-0
- D11 Jan 26HAdelaide United2-2
- W03 Jan 26ABrisbane Roar3-0
- L29 Dec 25AMelbourne Victory1-5
Melbourne CityLWLWD
- L24 Jan 26AMacarthur2-6
- W16 Jan 26HAuckland2-1
- L11 Jan 26HNewcastle Jets0-1
- W06 Jan 26HBrisbane Roar1-0
- D03 Jan 26HSydney0-0
Head-to-head
- 28 Feb 25Wellington Phoenix0-1Melbourne City
- 03 Jan 25Melbourne City2-0Wellington Phoenix
- 09 Mar 24Melbourne City1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 25 Nov 23Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne City
- 10 Apr 23Melbourne City4-1Wellington Phoenix
- 02 Jan 23Wellington Phoenix1-3Melbourne City
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