Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 12 Apr 2026
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0 in the A-League on 12 April 2026 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Aziz Behich, Marcus Younis got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 3 and Wellington Phoenix 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-027'assist: Nathaniel Atkinson
- 38'Argument
- 39'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 54'Foul
- 62'out: S. Kartum
- 73'out: Max Caputo
- 73'out: K. Rahmani
- 73'
- 2-076'assist: A. Kuen
- 77'
- 80'D. Edwardsout: C. Armiento
- 80'P. Retreout: Lukas Kelly-Heald
- 81'Foul
- 83'
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.3Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 8.2Aziz BehichD
- 8.0Andreas KuenM
- 7.7Marcus YounisM
- 7.6Zane SchreiberM
- 7.3Andrew NabboutF
- 7.3Medin MemetiF
- 7.2Germán FerreyraD
- 7.2Samuel SouprayenD
- 7.0Elbasan RashaniM
- 6.7Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.7Patrick BeachG
- 6.6Kavian RahmaniF
- 6.5Max CaputoF
- 6.3Mathew LeckieF
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.5Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 7.3Alex RuferM
- 6.9Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.7Sander Erik KartumM
- 6.5Carlo ArmientoF
- 6.5Paulo RetreM
- 6.3Matthew SheridanD
- 6.3Isaac HughesD
- 6.3Bill TuilomaD
- 6.2Timothy PayneD
- 6.2Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.2Joshua OluwayemiG
- 6.0Corban PiperF
- 6.0Ifeanyi EzeF
- 5.9Ramy NajjarineM
- 5.6Dan EdwardsD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Melbourne City4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 7Mathew Leckie83'F6.3
- 2H. DelbridgeD
- 17Max Caputo73'F6.5
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 35M. Memeti77'F7.3
- 47K. Rahmani73'F6.6
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 11C. Armiento80'F6.5
- 4M. JamesD
- 16S. Kartum62'M6.7
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald80'D7.5
- 27M. Sheridan46'D6.3
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith73'F6.9
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
2.36Expected goals (xG)0.58
16Total shots6
5Shots on target0
4Shots off target5
7Blocked shots1
3Corners9
2Offsides1
15Fouls9
4Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves2
352Total passes367
263Accurate passes268
75%Pass accuracy73%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Andreas Kuen | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Marcus Younis | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Zane Schreiber | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Andrew Nabbout | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Medin Memeti | 13 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Elbasan Rashani | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Arzani | 77 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Max Caputo | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Mathew Leckie | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 7.3 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Carlo Armiento | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Paulo Retre | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Matthew Sheridan | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Timothy Payne | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Corban Piper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Dan Edwards | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityWWDWL
- W07 Apr 26HCentral Coast Mariners2-1
- W04 Apr 26HWestern Sydney Wanderers3-0
- D22 Mar 26APerth Glory1-1
- W17 Mar 26ASydney1-0
- L28 Feb 26AAuckland0-3
Wellington PhoenixWWWDL
- W05 Apr 26AMelbourne Victory1-0
- W21 Mar 26ABrisbane Roar2-1
- W14 Mar 26HPerth Glory2-0
- D06 Mar 26AAdelaide United1-1
- L01 Mar 26HSydney0-1
Head-to-head
- 30 Jan 26Wellington Phoenix2-2Melbourne City
- 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
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