Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 25 Nov 2023, 03:30
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Go Media Stadium (Auckland) 👤 L. Keevers Round 5

Match report

Wellington Phoenix edged past Melbourne City 1-0 in the A-League Men on 25 November 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne City had 21 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 8.

The match was played at Go Media Stadium (Auckland), with L. Keevers in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 8 - 21 On target 6 - 6 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 7 - 7 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Alex Paulsen
Wellington Phoenix · 5 saves
8 Finn Surman 61 passes (89% accurate)
8 Lukas Kelly-Heald captained the side
8 Samuel Souprayen 70 passes (93% accurate)
8 Aziz Behich 77 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–12 3–9
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–4
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–3 1–5
Attacks 44–54 39–54
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 5
83 Attacks 108
34 Dangerous Attacks 91
4 On Target 6
5 Off Target 13
8 Shots Total 21
6 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 8
0 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 14
3 Shots Outside Box 7
7 Fouls 7
3 Corners 8
5 Offsides 0
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 4
470 Passes Total 547
391 Passes Accurate 479
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 4-3-2-1
40 A. Paulsen
6 T. Payne 3 F. Surman 4 S. Wootton 18 L. Kelly-Heald
12 M. Al-Taay 14 A. Rufer 15 N. Pennington
7 K. Barbarouses 11 B. Kraev
10 D. Ball
Melbourne City · 4-4-2
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 26 S. Souprayen 22 C. Good 16 A. Behich
11 L. Natel 8 H. Sakhi 6 S. Ugarkovic 44 M. Jakolis
10 T. Arslan 9 J. MacLaren
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 19 Sam Sutton
  • 5 Fin Conchie
  • 43 Matt Sheridan
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 26 Isaac Hughes
  • 8 Benjamin Old
  • 24 Oskar van Hattum
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 46 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 17 Terry Antonis
  • 38 Harry Politidis
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 18 Jordon Hall
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ T. Arslan Melbourne City
  • 64' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ Léo Natel Melbourne City
  • 68' ↑ B. Old ↓ M. Al-Taay Wellington Phoenix
  • 68' ↑ S. Sutton ↓ L. Kelly-Heald Wellington Phoenix
  • 79' ↑ F. Conchie ↓ D. Ball Wellington Phoenix
  • 79' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ C. Talbot Melbourne City
  • 79' ↑ T. Antonis ↓ H. Sakhi Melbourne City
  • 88' ↑ H. Politidis ↓ M. Jakoliš Melbourne City
  • 89' ↑ M. Sheridan ↓ N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 68' C. Good Melbourne City
  • 72' B. Kraev Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 4 3 draws 7 Melbourne City
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
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Wellington Phoenix won 1-0 against Melbourne City on 25 November 2023.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Wellington Phoenix won the match 1-0.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Go Media Stadium (Auckland).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.