Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

Final score: Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Melbourne City in the A-League, February 28, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 1 wins for Wellington Phoenix, 2 draws, 7 wins for Melbourne City.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 21
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington
Form: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix
: LDWLL Melbourne City

HT0-0
46' ▲ M. Leckie ▼ Z. Schreiber
51' 0-1 M. Tilio · A. Kuen
59' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ N. Walker
60' ▲ C. Piper ▼ P. Retre
70' Alex Rufer
71' ▲ H. Politidis ▼ K. Rahmani
72' ▲ M. Rojas ▼ Francisco Geraldes
76' Kai Trewin
87' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ T. Payne
87' ▲ H. Ishige ▼ A. Rufer
88' ▲ L. Wong ▼ A. Kuen
88' ▲ B. Mazzeo ▼ M. Caputo
90'+5 Isaac Hughes
FT0-1

Line-ups

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 4-3-2-1 · Coach: G. Italiano

30A. Kelly-Heald 7.2
6T. Payne ▼ 87' 6.3
15I. Hughes 7.5
4S. Wootton 6.9
19S. Sutton 6.3
8P. Retre ▼ 60' 5.9
14A. Rufer ▼ 87' 6.9
27M. Sheridan 7.3
12Francisco Geraldes ▼ 72' 6.5
41N. Walker ▼ 59' 6.7
7K. Barbarouses 6.5

Substitutes 7

29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 59' 6.3
3C. Piper ▲ 60' 7.0
21M. Rojas ▲ 72' 6.9
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 87' 6.3
9H. Ishige ▲ 87' 6.7
1J. Oluwayemi
25K. Nagasawa

Melbourne City Formation: 4-1-3-2 · Coach: A. Vidmar

33P. Beach 6.9
13N. Atkinson 7.5
22G. Ferreyra 6.9
26S. Souprayen 7.0
16A. Behich 7.9
27K. Trewin 7.5
23M. Tilio ⚽ 7.3
19Z. Schreiber ▼ 46' 6.5
47K. Rahmani ▼ 71' 7.3
17M. Caputo ▼ 88' 7.0
30A. Kuen ⇢ ▼ 88' 7.9

Substitutes 7

7M. Leckie ▲ 46' 7.2
38H. Politidis ▲ 71' 7.0
41L. Wong ▲ 88' 6.7
46B. Mazzeo ▲ 88' 6.9
40J. Nieuwenhuizen
2C. Talbot
39E. Durakovic

Statistics

01⚑1

⚑910

40%Possession60%

5Shots19

0Shots on target4

4Shots off target6

3Shots inside box15

2Shots outside box4

1Blocked shots9

1Corners9

2Offsides1

5Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

3Saves0

375Passes542

279Accurate passes459

74%Pass accuracy85%

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Auckland	26	49 - 27	+22	53
2	Melbourne City	26	41 - 25	+16	48
3	Western United	26	55 - 37	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	58 - 40	+18	46
5	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 36	+8	43
6	Adelaide United	26	53 - 55	-2	38
7	Sydney	26	53 - 46	+7	37
8	Macarthur	26	50 - 45	+5	33
9	Newcastle Jets	26	43 - 44	-1	30
10	Central Coast Mariners	26	29 - 51	-22	26
11	Wellington Phoenix	26	27 - 43	-16	24
12	Brisbane Roar	26	32 - 51	-19	21
13	Perth Glory	26	22 - 56	-34	17