Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Australia - A-League, 12 Apr 2026

📅12/04/2026 · 🕒08:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 2-2
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
49%
1.76
Draw
24%
3.72
Away
27%
3.63
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
43%
2.23
Over 2.5
57%
1.59
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56%
1.56
No
44%
2.27
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
22%
4.39
2-3 Goals
39%
1.86
4-5 Goals
26%
2.79
6+ Goals
13%
7.82
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
26%
2.31
1/2
6%
34.0
1/X
9%
13.1
X/1
14%
4.58
X/2
7%
8.54
X/X
11%
5.75
2/1 EV+ ✗
9%
20.5
2/2
14%
6.0
2/X
4%
14.15
Value flag · 2/1 at 20.5 — our 9% vs market 2.6%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
49%
Home Win
52%
-3.4pp
24%
Draw
23%
+0.1pp
27%
Away Win
24%
+3.3pp
43%
Under 2.5
41%
+2.2pp
57%
Over 2.5
59%
-2.2pp
56%
BTTS Yes
60%
-4.3pp
44%
BTTS No
40%
+4.3pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Melbourne City EU Bookmakers 57%
Head to Head
AWAY Wellington Phoenix EU Bookmakers 28%
+0% / -2% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +6% / +13%
1.95/1.00 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.51/1.71
+14% / +68% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -11% / +14%
53% Ball Possession 47%
17 Total Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
407 · 82% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 352 · 80%
31.1 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 21.6
18.2 Crosses 13.6
1.8 Yellow Cards 2.3
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Melbourne City
4W-1D-1L
AWAY Wellington Phoenix
1.50 Avg Goals (FT) 0.50
1.67 xG 1.14
55% Ball Possession 45%
19 Total Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 2
453 Passes 364
85% Pass Accuracy 80%
36 Box Touches 15
26 Crosses 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
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09.03.2024 Melbourne City Melbourne City 1-0 HT 0-0 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix AVUS
25.11.2023 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 1-0 HT 0-0 Melbourne City Melbourne City AVUS
27.08.2023 Melbourne City Melbourne City 3-0 HT 1-0 Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix AVUK
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Melbourne City
2-0
AWAY Wellington Phoenix
2.47 xG 0.36
49% Ball Possession 51%
16 Total Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 0
3 Corners 9
263 Passes 268
75% Pass Accuracy 73%
36 Box Touches 20
14 Crosses 21
4 Yellow Cards 1
POST-MATCH Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0. Half-time: 1-0.

As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had Melbourne City as the likeliest winner at 49%, and the 2-0 landed on that lead. The goals read — over 2.5 goals (57%), both teams to score (56%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, Melbourne City had 49% of the ball to Wellington Phoenix's 51%, shots finished 16-6, expected goals 2.47 to 0.36.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Melbourne City had the better of it with 4 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 1.50 goals for Melbourne City and 0.50 for Wellington Phoenix.

What was the final score of Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?

Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix in the Australia - A-League on 12/04/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?

Before kick-off our model rated a Melbourne City win the most likely single outcome at about 49%, with the full match-result split Melbourne City 49%, draw 24%, Wellington Phoenix 27%. The final score 2-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Melbourne City) — while Over 2.5, BTTS Yes went the other way.

✓ Match Result (Melbourne City) ✗ Over 2.5 ✗ BTTS Yes
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