Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City, taking place on Monday, 02 January 2023, at Sky Stadium in Wellington.
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Wellington Phoenix, Recent FormWellington Phoenix manager Ufuk Talay will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Perth Glory. Their share of possession in that meeting was 48%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target, in contrast to Perth Glory, who had 12 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 13 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 13 games. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games.
Wellington will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement. The early part of the season has provided an unusually high number of draws for The Nix, with 5 draws in 9 league games.
On an individual basis, Bozhidar Kraev has scored in each of Wellington Phoenix's last 4 league games at Sky Stadium.
Melbourne City, Recent FormMelbourne City will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their home outing against Central Coast Mariners. They came away from that fixture with a 57% share of the possession and clocked up 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target, in comparison to Central Coast Mariners, who managed 6 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
Their boss Rado Vidošić has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 12 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 5 goals conceded across those matches. Scoring goals away from home is something they have consistently achieved of late, having notched up goals in 4 of their last 6 matches on their travels.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way. They will be very happy with their very strong start to the season, winning 6 of their 8 league games.
On an individual basis, Jamie Maclaren has scored in each of Melbourne City's last 2 league games.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw.
City will be confident of finding the net in this one against Wellington, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 5 encounters between the two sides. Melb City have a decent scoring record against The Nix in recent times, having hit the back of the net 15 times in the last 5 matches between the two.
Wellington has a poor track record in the league when they host Melb City, losing in their last 2 home games.
Kosta Barbarouses has scored in each of Wellington's last 2 league games against Melb City.
With no real injury worries, Wellington manager Ufuk Talay will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Melb City manager Rado Vidošić has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Wellington Phoenix Playing at home | Melbourne City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 20' |
| 61' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 4 | Subs used | 2.8 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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