In this week 10 match, on Mon Jan 2nd, Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City will play a match in Wellington in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Wellington Phoenix, recorded a 1-1 draw against Perth Glory. David Williams scored the first goal for Perth Glory in the 22nd minute, then in the 31st minute, Yan Sasse sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Oskar Zawada earning them at least the one point. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Melbourne City recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Central Coast Mariners. MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the 39th minute on a feed from Richard van der Venne, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Central Coast Mariners couldn’t muster any offence and Melbourne City ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Melbourne City should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Oct 30th, Melbourne City hosted Wellington Phoenix at the Aami Park in their last match together. Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix battled to a 2-2 draw. MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the 16th minute on a penalty shot, then Marco Tilio added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Mathew Leckie.
Melbourne City is fortunate enough to have MacLaren in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Bozhidar Kraev has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Wellington Phoenix.