Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men 9 Mar 2024, 08:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 A. King Round 20

Match report

Melbourne City edged past Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in the A-League Men on 9 March 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne City had 27 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 11.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with A. King in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 27 - 11 On target 8 - 2 Corners 10 - 3 Fouls 18 - 7 Yellow cards 7
9
Player of the match
Samuel Souprayen
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Steven Ugarkovic captained the side
8 Tolgay Arslan 1 assist
8 Léo Natel captained the side
8 Finn Surman 78 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–5 13–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 5–1
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 5–1 5–2
Attacks 85–32 46–54
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
131 Attacks 86
79 Dangerous Attacks 32
7 On Target 2
24 Off Target 9
27 Shots Total 11
8 Shots On Goal 2
12 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 4
17 Shots Inside Box 9
10 Shots Outside Box 2
18 Fouls 7
10 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
51% Ball Possession 49%
4 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 6
486 Passes Total 478
416 Passes Accurate 403
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 4 N. Reis 26 S. Souprayen 14 V. Fernández
6 S. Ugarkovic 8 J. Jeggo
44 M. Jakolis 10 T. Arslan 11 L. Natel
37 M. Caputo
Wellington Phoenix · 4-3-2-1
40 A. Paulsen
6 T. Payne 3 F. Surman 4 S. Wootton 18 L. Kelly-Heald
17 Y. Salas 14 A. Rufer 8 B. Old
7 K. Barbarouses 11 B. Kraev
10 D. Ball
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 15 Andrew Nabbout
  • 17 Terry Antonis
  • 38 Harry Politidis
  • 9 Jamie MacLaren
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 22 Curtis Good
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 12 Mohamed Al-Taay
  • 19 Sam Sutton
  • 15 Nicholas Pennington
  • 51 Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 26 Isaac Hughes
  • 5 Fin Conchie
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ M. Al-Taay ↓ Y. Salas Wellington Phoenix
  • 64' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ Léo Natel Melbourne City
  • 67' ↑ N. Pennington ↓ D. Ball Wellington Phoenix
  • 67' ↑ S. Sutton ↓ L. Kelly-Heald Wellington Phoenix
  • 69' ↑ T. Antonis ↓ C. Talbot Melbourne City
  • 76' ↑ H. Politidis ↓ V. Fernández Melbourne City
  • 76' ↑ J. Maclaren ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 77' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ T. Arslan Melbourne City
  • 89' ↑ G. Sloane-Rodrigues ↓ A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 15' J. Jeggo Melbourne City
  • 34' Y. Salas Wellington Phoenix
  • 70' K. Barbarouses Wellington Phoenix
  • 72' S. Souprayen Melbourne City
  • 79' A. Nabbout Melbourne City
  • 82' A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 84' M. Jakolis Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 7 3 draws 4 Wellington Phoenix
2026-04-12 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 0
2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 2 - 2
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2025-01-03 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 0
2024-03-09 Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 1 - 0
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Wellington Phoenix D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne City won 1-0 against Wellington Phoenix on 9 March 2024.
Who won Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne City won the match 1-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne City had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.