Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne City: Result, Stats & Highlights

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Wellington Phoenix

1–2

Melbourne City

18 October 2026 · 10:15 AM AEDT
Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Match summary

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City finished 1–2 in A-League Women on 18 October 2026 at Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Goals: M. Woods 51′, M. Ayres 73′ (penalty), M. Hayashi 87′.

Goals & key moments

1. 51′

   Goal · M. Woods

   Wellington Phoenix · Second half

   1–0

2. 73′

   Penalty goal · M. Ayres

   Melbourne City · Second half

   1–1

3. 87′

   Goal · M. Hayashi

   Melbourne City · Second half

   1–2

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Possession	52.9%	47.1%
Shots	13	8
Shots on target	4	3
Expected goals (xG)	0.86	1.13
Corners	4	2
Passes	371	340
Pass accuracy	72.8%	70.9%
Fouls committed	11	9
Offsides	4	1
Yellow cards	1	—
Saves	1	3

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Shots off target	6	3
Shots blocked	3	2
Shots inside the box	8	4
Shots outside the box	5	4
Headers	3	—
Left-footed shots	4	3
Right-footed shots	6	5
Free-kick shots	—	1
Open-play shots	11	6
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	—	1
Big chances scored	—	1
Big chances missed	—	1
Touches in opposition box	15	16
Chances created	10	5
Penalty-area entries	34	19
Final-third entries	56	49
Open-play xG	0.8	0.36
Set-play xG	0.07	0.05
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	0.62	0.8
Expected assists (xA)	0.49	0.29

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Completed passes	270	241
Final-third passes	95	81
Completed final-third passes	57	41
Crosses	24	10
Completed crosses	5	1
Long balls	64	65
Accurate long balls	23	20
Forward passes	156	149
Backward passes	60	60
Touches	562	538
Ball carries	84	69
Progressive carries	35	31
Dispossessed	8	17
Possession lost	164	155

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Duels won	53	38
Duels lost	38	53
Aerial duels won	12	13
Aerial duels lost	13	12
Dribbles attempted	10	11
Successful dribbles	6	2
Tackles	26	12
Tackles won	19	6
Interceptions	6	10
Clearances	16	37
Headed clearances	7	14
Ball recoveries	40	45
Blocked passes	11	5
Blocks	2	2
Fouls won	9	11

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Saves from inside the box	—	2
Saves from outside the box	1	1
Successful high claims	—	5
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	2	4
Accurate goalkeeper throws	2	4
Goal kicks	9	8
Goals conceded	2	1

First half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Possession	54.8%	45.2%
Shots	8	4
Shots on target	1	0
Corners	2	1
Passes	199	170
Pass accuracy	77.9%	70%
Fouls committed	3	2
Offsides	3	1
Yellow cards	0	—
Saves	0	1

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Shots off target	5	2
Shots blocked	2	2
Shots inside the box	6	2
Shots outside the box	2	2
Headers	2	—
Left-footed shots	2	3
Right-footed shots	4	1
Free-kick shots	—	0
Open-play shots	6	4
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	—	1
Big chances scored	—	0
Big chances missed	—	1
Touches in opposition box	13	7
Chances created	8	3
Penalty-area entries	18	10
Final-third entries	26	21

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Completed passes	155	119
Final-third passes	52	38
Completed final-third passes	38	19
Crosses	13	5
Completed crosses	4	1
Long balls	28	34
Accurate long balls	15	8
Forward passes	70	74
Backward passes	35	29
Touches	306	262
Ball carries	51	34
Progressive carries	21	13
Dispossessed	6	4
Possession lost	84	78

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Duels won	21	16
Duels lost	16	21
Aerial duels won	7	4
Aerial duels lost	4	7
Dribbles attempted	5	6
Successful dribbles	3	1
Tackles	9	8
Tackles won	6	4
Interceptions	5	6
Clearances	7	16
Headed clearances	4	4
Ball recoveries	22	23
Blocked passes	6	4
Blocks	2	1
Fouls won	2	3

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Saves from inside the box	—	1
Saves from outside the box	0	0
Successful high claims	—	2
Sweeper actions	—	0
Successful sweeper actions	—	0
Goalkeeper throws	1	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	1	1
Goal kicks	5	4
Goals conceded	0	0

Second half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Possession	50.8%	49.2%
Shots	5	4
Shots on target	3	3
Corners	2	1
Passes	172	170
Pass accuracy	66.9%	71.8%
Fouls committed	8	7
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	—
Saves	1	2

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Shots off target	1	1
Shots blocked	1	0
Shots inside the box	2	2
Shots outside the box	3	2
Headers	1	—
Left-footed shots	2	0
Right-footed shots	2	4
Free-kick shots	—	1
Open-play shots	5	2
Set-piece shots	0	—
Big chances created	—	0
Big chances scored	—	1
Big chances missed	—	0
Touches in opposition box	2	9
Chances created	2	2
Penalty-area entries	16	9
Final-third entries	30	28

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Completed passes	115	122
Final-third passes	43	43
Completed final-third passes	19	22
Crosses	11	5
Completed crosses	1	0
Long balls	36	31
Accurate long balls	8	12
Forward passes	86	75
Backward passes	25	31
Touches	256	276
Ball carries	33	35
Progressive carries	14	18
Dispossessed	2	13
Possession lost	80	77

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Duels won	32	22
Duels lost	22	32
Aerial duels won	5	9
Aerial duels lost	9	5
Dribbles attempted	5	5
Successful dribbles	3	1
Tackles	17	4
Tackles won	13	2
Interceptions	1	4
Clearances	9	21
Headed clearances	3	10
Ball recoveries	18	22
Blocked passes	5	1
Blocks	0	1
Fouls won	7	8

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
Saves from inside the box	—	1
Saves from outside the box	1	1
Successful high claims	—	3
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	1	3
Accurate goalkeeper throws	1	3
Goal kicks	4	4
Goals conceded	2	1

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Wellington Phoenix above · Melbourne City below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne City
First half	1′	0.003	0.033
First half	2′	0.002	0.016
First half	3′	0.016	0.009
First half	4′	0.021	0.005
First half	5′	0.012	0.005
First half	6′	0.008	0.019
First half	7′	0.004	0.012
First half	8′	0.010	0.008
First half	9′	0.012	0.005
First half	10′	0.008	0.004
First half	11′	0.004	0.058
First half	12′	0.006	0.040
First half	13′	0.016	0.020
First half	14′	0.048	0.010
First half	15′	0.026	0.009
First half	16′	0.014	0.012
First half	17′	0.011	0.008
First half	18′	0.011	0.016
First half	19′	0.006	0.036
First half	20′	0.005	0.022
First half	21′	0.007	0.012
First half	22′	0.016	0.006
First half	23′	0.044	0.004
First half	24′	0.034	0.007
First half	25′	0.036	0.004
First half	26′	0.020	0.015
First half	27′	0.012	0.011
First half	28′	0.007	0.008
First half	29′	0.006	0.004
First half	30′	0.005	0.003
First half	31′	0.015	0.002
First half	32′	0.013	0.006
First half	33′	0.008	0.004
First half	34′	0.044	0.007
First half	35′	0.033	0.009
First half	36′	0.021	0.005
First half	37′	0.012	0.005
First half	38′	0.011	0.005
First half	39′	0.081	0.003
First half	40′	0.046	0.006
First half	41′	0.024	0.016
First half	42′	0.017	0.015
First half	43′	0.011	0.008
First half	44′	0.018	0.005
First half	45′	0.011	0.004
First half	45+1′	0.008	0.004
First half	45+2′	0.005	0.003
Second half	46′	0.008	0.001
Second half	47′	0.006	0.007
Second half	48′	0.009	0.008
Second half	49′	0.008	0.004
Second half	50′	0.006	0.002
Second half	51′	0.013	0.002
Second half	52′	0.007	0.005
Second half	53′	0.009	0.019
Second half	54′	0.004	0.013
Second half	55′	0.002	0.011
Second half	56′	0.002	0.006
Second half	57′	0.017	0.007
Second half	58′	0.013	0.004
Second half	59′	0.008	0.002
Second half	60′	0.017	0.002
Second half	61′	0.009	0.001
Second half	62′	0.009	0.001
Second half	63′	0.009	0.001
Second half	64′	0.007	0.001
Second half	65′	0.005	0.003
Second half	66′	0.003	0.003
Second half	67′	0.002	0.006
Second half	68′	0.025	0.007
Second half	69′	0.013	0.004
Second half	70′	0.012	0.039
Second half	71′	0.006	0.021
Second half	72′	0.003	0.010
Second half	73′	0.002	0.005
Second half	74′	0.005	0.015
Second half	75′	0.008	0.015
Second half	76′	0.005	0.042
Second half	77′	0.002	0.023
Second half	78′	0.003	0.014
Second half	79′	0.002	0.009
Second half	80′	0.001	0.004
Second half	81′	0.012	0.003
Second half	82′	0.046	0.002
Second half	83′	0.046	0.001
Second half	84′	0.049	0.006
Second half	85′	0.029	0.056
Second half	86′	0.015	0.032
Second half	87′	0.008	0.016
Second half	88′	0.007	0.008
Second half	89′	0.004	0.008
Second half	90′	0.007	0.017
Second half	90+1′	0.009	0.019
Second half	90+2′	0.010	0.015
Second half	90+3′	0.009	0.015
Second half	90+4′	0.007	0.008
Second half	90+5′	0.005	0.006

All shots · 21 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
3′First half	B. NunnWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.01	0
11′First half	C. VineMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.18	0
13′First half	I. RileyWellington Phoenix	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.08	0.12
14′First half	M. ElliottWellington Phoenix	Off target	Header	Corner	0.04	0
16′First half	D. JacksonMelbourne City	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0
19′First half	C. VineMelbourne City	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.04	0
23′First half	I. RileyWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.19	0
25′First half	P. VlokWellington Phoenix	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0
26′First half	K. RoestbakkenMelbourne City	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.02	0
31′First half	M. WoodsWellington Phoenix	Woodwork	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
31′First half	B. NunnWellington Phoenix	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.11	0
44′First half	M. WoodsWellington Phoenix	Off target	Header	Set piece	0.03	0
51′Second half	M. WoodsWellington Phoenix	Goal	Left foot	Open play	0.1	0.24
64′Second half	G. JaleWellington Phoenix	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0
64′Second half	M. WoodsWellington Phoenix	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.08	0.04
70′Second half	S. McMahonMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.02
73′Second half	M. AyresMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Penalty	0.73	0.72
76′Second half	C. VineMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.07	0
82′Second half	A. ErcegWellington Phoenix	Saved	Header	Open play	0.12	0.22
83′Second half	P. VlokWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0
87′Second half	M. HayashiMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Free kick	0.05	0.06

Recent form & head-to-head

This season (2026-27) only: up to five completed matches before this fixture, newest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.

Wellington Phoenix

No earlier matches to show this season.

Melbourne City

No earlier matches to show this season.

Head-to-head

No earlier matches to show this season.

Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Melbourne City	2	2	0	0	7	1	6	6
7	Wellington Phoenix	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Women

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

1

Kick-off

18 October 2026, 10:15 AM AEDT

Venue

Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Attendance

—

Final whistle

18 Oct, 12:09 PM AEDT

Calendar events reserve approximately two hours. Final scores appear after full time.