Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix will face off in the 20th week of the 2023/2024 A-League Men on Saturday the 9th of March at 5:30 pm at AAMI Park in Melbourne (click here to see your time). In the upcoming paragraphs we will show the stats, head to head analysis and prediction about this contest.
PREDICTION, ODDS and LIVE STREAMING
| 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 51.28% | 28.57% | 26.32% |
The forecast is that Melbourne City will win the match. According to our forecast, there are 51.28% chances that Melbourne City will be the winner. The probability of a draw is 28.57%.
How to watch: Broadcasters and live streaming
The match will be broadcasted also in live streaming by bet365, bet365.nj, Chance, Fortuna, Fortuna PL, Fortuna SK, Tipsport, Tipsport SK, STS.pl, Astro, TNT Sports and Paramount+ (Aus).
Under Over statistics and predictions
A-League Men - H2H
Matches combinedOVER 2.5. The forecast is that the match will end with 3 goals or more. As of now the combined matches of Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix ended 19 times with 2 goals or less and 20 times with more than 2 goals.
In the course of this competition, Melbourne City played 9 matches that ended with both teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 47.4%) and 10 matches that finished with both teams scoring more than 2 goals in total (OVER 2.5 – 52.6%).
On the home soil, Melbourne City took part in 5 matches that finished with the teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 55.6%) and 4 matches that finished with the teams scoring more than 2 goals in total (OVER 2.5 -> 44.4%).
On the other side, Wellington Phoenix competed in 10 matches that finished with the teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 50.0%) and 10 matches that finished with both teams scoring more than 2 goals in total (OVER 2.5 -> 50.0%).
When playing away, Wellington Phoenix competed in 5 matches that finished with the teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 45.5%) and 6 matches that ended with more than 2 goals (OVER 2.5 -> 54.5%).
Referee: Alex King
| Referee: A. King | ||
| 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | 21% | 47% |
| Melbourne City | ||
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | 50% | 0% |
The referee to officiate this encounter will be Alex King who has already officiated 19 matches in A-League Men this season. During his matches, the home team won 6 times (32%), the away team won 9 times (47%) and there were 4 draws.This season, Alex King has officiated 2 matches for Melbourne City. In that occasions Melbourne City won once and it lost once. On the other side, Alex King has officiated 2 matches for Wellington Phoenix. In that occasions Wellington Phoenix won once and it draw once.
Melbourne City – Performance
Melbourne City has 23 points to be in the 8th position in the A-League Men. Melbourne City won 6 matches, lost 8 times, and drew 5 times.
Goals
Melbourne City has scored 29 goals in total. It tends to to score later in the match. 9 goals were scored in the first half (31.03%), 20 goals in the second (68.97%). Melbourne City has a negative goal difference (-4) after scoring 29 goals and conceding 33 goals.
The top scorer is J.MacLaren who has scored 7 goals in 19 matches. He hasn’t scored any goal on a penalty.
Wellington Phoenix – Performance
Wellington Phoenix has accumulated 40 points and occupies the 1st place in the A-League Men. Wellington Phoenix won 11 matches, lost twice, and drew 7 times.
Goals
Wellington Phoenix has scored 33 goals in total. It is inclined to to score later in the match. 12 goals were scored in the first half (36.36%), 21 goals in the second (63.64%). Wellington Phoenix has a positive goal difference (+12) after scoring 33 goals and conceding 21 goals.
The best scorer of the team is K.Barbarouses who has scored 10 goals in 19 matches. He hasn’t scored any goal on a penalty.
