Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 30 Jan 2026, 06:00
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Sky Stadium 👤 A. Faghani Round 15

Match report

Wellington Phoenix shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Melbourne City in the A-League Men on 30 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Wellington Phoenix had 8 shots to Melbourne City's 7.

The match was played at Sky Stadium, with A. Faghani in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 8 - 7 On target 6 - 4 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 7 - 9
9
Player of the match
Ifeanyi Eze
Wellington Phoenix · 2 goals
8 Marcus Younis 1 goal
8 Kazuki Nagasawa 1 assist
7 Medin Memeti 1 goal
7 Alby Kelly-Heald captained the side
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–0 5–7
Shots On Goal 2–0 4–4
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 3–0 0–4
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 6
90 Attacks 133
20 Dangerous Attacks 39
6 On Target 4
2 Off Target 3
50% Ball Possession 50%
8 Shots Total 7
6 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 2
0 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 9
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Saves 4
470 Passes Total 541
355 Passes Accurate 428
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 3-4-2-1
30 A. Kelly-Heald
4 M. James 28 B. Tuiloma 15 I. Hughes
6 T. Payne 25 K. Nagasawa 14 A. Rufer 11 C. Armiento
8 P. Retre 20 R. Najjarine
7 I. Eze
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 P. Beach
36 H. Shillington 22 G. Ferreyra 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
8 R. Teague 19 Z. Schreiber
20 B. Mazzeo 21 A. Lopane 35 M. Memeti
17 M. Caputo
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
Giancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 3 Corban Piper
  • 16 Sander Erik Kartum
  • 27 Matt Sheridan
  • 10 Nikola Mileusnić
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 40 Eamonn McCarron
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 28 Marcus Younis
  • 30 Andreas Kuen
  • 10 Takeshi Kanamori
  • 37 Peter Antoniou
  • 4 Liam Bonetig
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ T. Kanamori ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 54' ↑ M. Younis ↓ B. Mazzeo Melbourne City
  • 54' ↑ A. Kuen ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 64' ↑ C. Piper ↓ T. Payne Wellington Phoenix
  • 64' ↑ S. Kartum ↓ P. Retre Wellington Phoenix
  • 72' ↑ P. Antoniou ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 75' ↑ N. Mileusnic ↓ I. Eze Wellington Phoenix
  • 75' ↑ M. Sheridan ↓ R. Najjarine Wellington Phoenix
  • 84' ↑ L. Bonetig ↓ H. Shillington Melbourne City
  • 89' ↑ L. Kelly-Heald ↓ K. Nagasawa Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 4 3 draws 7 Melbourne City
2026-04-12 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 0
2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 2
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2025-01-03 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0
2024-03-09 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 0
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Wellington Phoenix drew 2-2 against Melbourne City on 30 January 2026.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium.
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Wellington Phoenix had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.