Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Tips - Maclaren scores again against Wellington

By Jeremy Darke

21 Nov 2023

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Jeremy Darke 21 Nov 2023

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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City tips for Saturday, November 25
Kickoff is at 3:30 PM AEDT at Go Media stadium
Preview, stats, head-to-head, team news & more

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Maclaren has scored 7 goals in his last 4 games against Wellington. (Photo by Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images)

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Tips

Melbourne City will be looking to keep their good fortunes alive against the Phoenix when they travel to New Zealand to take on Wellington at Go Media Stadium on Saturday.

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Tips
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Wellington Phoenix Form & Team News
Melbourne City Form & Team News

Wellington escaped with a 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory without registering a shot attempt and will need to improve if they want to compete with Melbourne City.

City haven’t lost in four games to Wellington and have won 5 of their last six against the Phoenix. A key to Melbourne’s success is that forward Jamie Maclaren thrives against Wellington, scoring 2 goals in his last 3 appearances against Wellington.

With Melbourne City needing a confidence-boosting game, they have met the right opponent for them. I am going to back City to win by 2 or more goals and Jamie Maclaren will score.

Melbourne City have not lost to Wellington in the past 4 meetings
Jamie Maclaren has scored 7 goals in his last 4 games against Wellington, including a brace in his last 3 matches.
Jamie Maclaren scored two goals in his last game for Melbourne City.
Melbourne City have won by 2 or more goals in their last 3 games against Wellington.

Head to Head

Previous Results

10 Apr 23	A	Wellington Phoenix	1	v	4	Melbourne City	H
2 Jan 23	H	Wellington Phoenix	1	v	3	Melbourne City	A
30 Oct 22	A	Wellington Phoenix	2	v	2	Melbourne City	H
9 May 22	A	Wellington Phoenix	1	v	2	Melbourne City	H
2 Apr 22	H	Wellington Phoenix	0	v	6	Melbourne City	A

Wellington Phoenix Form & Team News

The Wellington Phoenix have had a great start to the season and are one of four teams that are still undefeated this season, tied first on the ladder with two wins and two draws.

Not a great reflection on Wellington, but a miraculous stat, all the same, was that the Phoenix escaped with a 1-1 draw against the Melbourne Victory without registering a shot attempt or a shot on goal.

Polish striker Oskar Zawada leads Wellington with 5 goal involvements this season, while goalkeeper Alex Paulsen has been miraculous between the pipes with 15 saves.

Melbourne City Form & Team News

Melbourne City salvaged a point in the dying moments of their match against Macarthur FC, before the international break.

City was down 3-1 in the 88th minute of the match but a 90th-minute goal from Jamie Maclaren, his second of the match, and a converted penalty by Terry Antonis in the 93rd minute handed Melbourne City a 3-3 draw.