On Mon May 9th, in week 21, Melbourne City will host Wellington Phoenix at Aami Park in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Melbourne City recorded a 0-2 loss against Perth Glory. Callum Timmins scored the first goal for Perth Glory in the 5th minute, then Timmins added another in the 67th minute In the end, Melbourne City couldn’t muster any offence and Perth Glory ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Melbourne City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 6th placed Wellington Phoenix, recorded a 2-1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Sam Sutton scored the first goal for Wellington Phoenix in the 3rd minute, then Tomer Hemed got the equalizer for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 29th minute on a feed from Ramy Najjarine. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Wellington Phoenix should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sat Apr 2nd, Melbourne City was victorious by a score of 6 to 0. Surman struck first for Melbourne City on an own goal in the 17th minute, then Mathew Leckie added another in the 50th minute In the end, Wellington Phoenix was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Gael Sandoval has been the most effective weapon for Wellington Phoenix lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Mathew Leckie has been the most prolific scorer on Melbourne City in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.