Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Prediction, Lineups & Odds

A Tight Game In Store

There’s a strong argument to go with Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. Wellington and Melbourne City might not reach this total and we’re a fan of the odds of 1.91 that are available for this prediction.

City Are 7 From 10 on the Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix lost away in their last game, making it back-to-back losses. Auckland won 6-1 at Go Media Stadium. Giancarlo Italiano's side had 48% possession and managed five shots on target, with Luke Brooke-Smith registering the goal.

Melbourne City drew on the road in their previous game. A 2-2 scoreline was played out against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. The Cranbourne East club recorded 45% possession and had seven shots on goal, with Marco Tilio and Kai Trewin both on target.

City are bidding for a third successive win against Wellington, having previously obliged at home by 2-0 and 1-0 scorelines at AAMI Park. The previous 10 H2H games have included seven wins for City, two triumphs for Wellington and a single draw.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Melb City	25	13	6	6	36	24	12	36:24	45
11	Wellington	25	6	6	13	27	41	-14	27:41	24

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2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.8 goals from 2.8 shots on goal and 5.0 attempts. Wellington have had 45.6% possession and 3.5 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.8 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 13.7 attempts, while being awarded 5.7 corners.

Top goalscorer Kosta Barbarouses has found the net 2 times, with Luke Brooke-Smith, Isaac Robert Hughes, Kazuki Nagasawa and Corban Piper scoring 1 each. Leading assistor is Hideki Ishige with 3.

City have won 4, lost 3 and drawn 3, with an average of 4.7 shots on goal, 10.3 attempts and 1.0 goals. Aurelio Vidmar's team average 53.8% possession, 4.4 corners taken and 4.0 corners against them, while 0.9 goals have been conceded from 7.4 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal.

Benjamin Mazzeo and Harry Politidis have scored 2 goals, followed by Marco Tilio with 1. Max Caputo, Zane Schreiber and Arion Sulemani have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Wellington Phoenix confirmed lineup (4-3-2-1): Alby Kelly-Heald (GK), Tim Payne, Isaac Robert Hughes, Scott Wootton, Sam Sutton, Paulo Retre, Alex Rufer, Matthew Sheridan, Chico Geraldes, Nathan Walker, Kosta Barbarouses.

Melbourne City confirmed lineup (4-1-3-2): Patrick Beach (GK), Nathaniel Atkinson, German Ferreyra, Samuel Souprayen, Aziz Behich, Kai Trewin, Marco Tilio, Zane Schreiber, Kavian Rahmani, Max Caputo, Andreas Kuen.

Expert A-League Analysis

We use the injury and suspension information to come up with the best possible football tips. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Wellington games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 17 Wellington games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Wellington games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 City games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 City games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 games between these teams.

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Prediction

The best bet for this A-League game could involve going low on the number of goals. We think that Under 2.5 is crying out to be backed based on the available stats and the odds of 1.91 look value.

If you’re in search of a larger price and anticipate things being tight, then it might be worth looking at Under 1.5 Goals, with less than two goals needing to be scored overall.

Under 2.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. However, our experts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.91 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Wellington 0 - 0 City

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves a 0-0 scoreline. The odds of 11.00 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners 1.83

The 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in three straight Melbourne City matches, with the previous 10 Wellington games averaging 9.20 corners. We think the teams might end up being short on this front, with odds of 1.83 on offer when it comes to this Total Corners selection.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Wellington

Total

9.20 3.50 5.70

Home

10.40 4.60 5.80

Away

10.20 3.60 6.60

City

Total

8.40 4.40 4.00

Home

8.40 5.00 3.40

Away

9.00 4.90 4.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

1.83

Under 10.5

1.83

Wellington Corners

Over 4.5

2.10

Under 4.5

1.67

City Corners

Over 6.5

2.10

Under 6.5

1.67

Most Corners

1

2.70

X

6.75

2

1.53

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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Odds

Melbourne City are the 1.73 favourites and that means a 58% chance of winning this A-League match according to the betting odds at the bookies. Wellington Phoenix are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at 4.50.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. There are two Both Teams to Score options, with Yes on offer at 1.80 and No at 1.95.

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