Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men 3 Jan 2025, 06:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Evans Round 12

Match report

Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0 in the A-League Men on 3 January 2025.

Wellington Phoenix failed to register a single shot on target, while Melbourne City had 21 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 1.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 21 - 1 On target 9 - 0 Corners 4 - 0 Fouls 10 - 7 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Nathaniel Atkinson
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Harry Politidis 1 goal
8 Callum Talbot captained the side
8 Kai Trewin 95 passes (91% accurate)
8 Samuel Souprayen 76 passes (97% accurate)
First half vs second half
Melbourne City stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–0 13–1
Shots On Goal 5–0 4–0
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 0–0 4–0
Attacks 87–9 60–30
Match statistics
4 Corners 0
5 Substitution 5
147 Attacks 39
83 Dangerous Attacks 2
8 On Target 0
12 Off Target 1
21 Shots Total 1
9 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 0
3 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 1
11 Shots Outside Box 0
10 Fouls 7
4 Corners 0
3 Offsides 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 7
586 Passes Total 490
527 Passes Accurate 400
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
33 P. Beach
2 C. Talbot 27 K. Trewin 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
13 N. Atkinson 6 S. Ugarković 30 A. Kuen
46 B. Mazzeo 20 A. Sulemani 38 H. Politidis
Wellington Phoenix · 5-4-1
1 J. Oluwayemi
6 T. Payne 27 M. Sheridan 4 S. Wootton 15 I. Hughes 19 S. Sutton
29 L. Brooke-Smith 8 P. Retre 25 K. Nagasawa 9 H. Ishige
7 K. Barbarouses
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 22 Germán Ferreyra
  • 50 Michael Ghossaini
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 24 Oskar van Hattum
  • 23 Luke Supyk
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 41 Nathan Walker
  • 3 Corban Piper
  • 30 Alby Kelly-Heald
  • 12 Mohamed Al-Taay
Substitutions
  • 19' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 46' ↑ O. van Hattum ↓ K. Nagasawa Wellington Phoenix
  • 64' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ B. Mazzeo Melbourne City
  • 64' ↑ L. Supyk ↓ L. Brooke-Smith Wellington Phoenix
  • 65' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ A. Sulemani Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ G. Ferreyra ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ M. Ghossaini ↓ H. Politidis Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ L. Kelly-Heald ↓ S. Sutton Wellington Phoenix
  • 81' ↑ N. Walker ↓ M. Sheridan Wellington Phoenix
  • 89' ↑ C. Piper ↓ T. Payne Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 61' K. Trewin 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 2-0 against Wellington Phoenix on 3 January 2025.
Who won Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne City won the match 2-0.
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 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.