Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 28 Feb 2025, 06:30
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Sky Stadium (Wellington) 👤 T. Danaskos Round 21

Match report

Melbourne City edged past Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in the A-League Men on 28 February 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Wellington Phoenix failed to register a single shot on target, while Melbourne City dominated possession with 60% of the ball.

Melbourne City had 19 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 5.

The match was played at Sky Stadium (Wellington), with T. Danaskos in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 5 - 19 On target 0 - 4 Corners 1 - 9 Fouls 5 - 13 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Marco Tilio
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Isaac Hughes captained the side
8 Matt Sheridan captained the side
8 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
8 Aziz Behich 81 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 3–11
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–3
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 1–3 0–6
Attacks 20–92 42–61
Match statistics
1 Corners 9
5 Substitution 4
62 Attacks 153
26 Dangerous Attacks 81
1 On Target 6
5 Off Target 12
5 Shots Total 19
0 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 9
3 Shots Inside Box 15
2 Shots Outside Box 4
5 Fouls 13
1 Corners 9
2 Offsides 1
40% Ball Possession 60%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 0
367 Passes Total 538
273 Passes Accurate 459
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 4-3-2-1
30 A. Kelly-Heald
6 T. Payne 15 I. Hughes 4 S. Wootton 19 S. Sutton
8 P. Retre 14 A. Rufer 27 M. Sheridan
12 F. Geraldes 41 N. Walker
7 K. Barbarouses
Melbourne City · 4-1-3-2
33 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
27 K. Trewin
23 M. Tilio 19 Z. Schreiber 47 K. Rahmani
17 M. Caputo 30 A. Kuen
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 3 Corban Piper
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
  • 21 Marco Rojas
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 9 Hideki Ishige
  • 1 Joshua Oluwayemi
  • 25 Kazuki Nagasawa
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 7 Mathew Leckie
  • 38 Harry Politidis
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 46 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 2 Callum Talbot
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Leckie ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 59' ↑ L. Brooke-Smith ↓ N. Walker Wellington Phoenix
  • 60' ↑ C. Piper ↓ P. Retre Wellington Phoenix
  • 71' ↑ H. Politidis ↓ K. Rahmani Melbourne City
  • 72' ↑ M. Rojas ↓ Francisco Geraldes Wellington Phoenix
  • 87' ↑ L. Kelly-Heald ↓ T. Payne Wellington Phoenix
  • 87' ↑ H. Ishige ↓ A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 88' ↑ L. Wong ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 88' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
Cards
  • 70' A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 76' K. Trewin Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 4 3 draws 7 Melbourne City
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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 lost 0-1 against Melbourne City on 28 February 2025.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won the match 1-0.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium (Wellington).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.