On the 6th of March, Wellington Phoenix will host Melbourne City in a clash of the A-League. Wellington Phoenix sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Sydney. David Ball struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 43rd minute on a feed from Gael Sandoval, then Bobô got the equalizer for Sydney in the 67th minute on a feed from Rhyan Grant squeezing out at least the one point for Sydney. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Melbourne City, recorded a 2-2 draw against Perth Glory. Berenguer Bohrer scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 8th minute, then Mathew Leckie added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Metcalfe. Melbourne City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Melbourne City won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Melbourne City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jamie MacLaren and Mathew Leckie each having 3 goals in their last 5. Wellington Phoenix’s most prolific scorer has been Reno Piscopo. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.