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Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix (2-0), A-League — latest Football results, statistics and series

melbourne-city Melbourne City

Melbourne City (AUS)

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix (NZL)

Starting lineups

Melbourne City

Starting lineups confirmed

4-3-1-2

Lineups formation

49.5

Overall player rating

86.3 %

From the perfect composition

50%

Attacking

46%

Technical

55%

Defending

42%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
33 Patrick Beach Patrick Beach G
2 Callum Talbot Callum Talbot D 22 44.7
27 Kai Trewin Kai Trewin D 22 0,0M+ 53.3
26 Samuel Souprayen Samuel Souprayen D 34 0,5M+ 50.1
16 Aziz Behich Aziz Behich D 32 0,8M+ 50.3
13 Nathaniel Atkinson Nathaniel Atkinson M 24 0,4M+ 46.9
6 Steven Ugarkovic Steven Ugarkovic M 29 0,4M+ 52.9
38 Harry Politidis Harry Politidis F
30 Andreas Kuen Andreas Kuen M 28 0,5M+ 48.1
46 Benjamin Mazzeo Benjamin Mazzeo F
20 Arion Sulemani Arion Sulemani F
Substitute
40 James Nieuwenhuizen James Nieuwenhuizen G 18
22 Germán Ferreyra Germán Ferreyra D 27 0,2M+
41 Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong M
19 Zane Schreiber Zane Schreiber M
47 Kavian Rahmani Kavian Rahmani M
35 Medin Memeti Medin Memeti F
50 Michael Ghossaini Michael Ghossaini F
Wellington Phoenix

Starting lineups confirmed

5-3-2

Lineups formation

49

Overall player rating

95.6 %

From the perfect composition

51%

Attacking

48%

Technical

52%

Defending

41%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
1 Joshua Oluwayemi Joshua Oluwayemi G 22
6 Tim Payne Tim Payne D 29 0,2M+ 48.1
27 Matt Sheridan Matt Sheridan D
4 Scott Wootton Scott Wootton D 32 0,3M+ 47.7
15 Isaac Hughes Isaac Hughes D
19 Sam Sutton Sam Sutton D 21 0,1M+ 48.7
9 Hideki Ishige Hideki Ishige M 29 0,6M+ 49.5
8 Paulo Retre Paulo Retre M 30 0,4M+ 49.7
25 Kazuki Nagasawa Kazuki Nagasawa M 31 1,3M+ 51.7
29 Luke Brooke-Smith Luke Brooke-Smith M
7 Kosta Barbarouses Kosta Barbarouses F 33 0,8M+ 47.5
Substitute
30 Alby Kelly-Heald Alby Kelly-Heald G
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald Lukas Kelly-Heald D
3 Corban Piper Corban Piper D
12 Mohamed Al-Taay Mohamed Al-Taay M 23
23 Luke Supyk Luke Supyk F
24 Oskar van Hattum Oskar van Hattum F 21 0,0M+
41 Nathan Walker Nathan Walker M

Events: Melbourne City

A-League A-League
Round 24
2025-03-29 Sydney FC - Melbourne City -
Round 14
2025-03-12 Melbourne City - Newcastle Jets -
Round 22
2025-03-07 Melbourne City - Macarthur FC -
Round 21
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City -
Round 20
2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory - Melbourne City -
Round 19
2025-02-15 Melbourne City - Perth Glory 1 - 0
Round 18
2025-02-07 Adelaide United - Melbourne City 1 - 0
Round 16
2025-01-25 Macarthur FC - Melbourne City 1 - 0
Round 15
2025-01-18 Auckland FC - Melbourne City 3 - 0
Round 13
2025-01-11 Melbourne City - Brisbane Roar 1 - 0

Odds

Full time
Books 1 X 2
Bet365
1.75
3.8
4.5
Double chance
Books 1X X2 12
Bet365
1.18
2
1.25
1st half
Books 1 X 2
Bet365
2.3
2.38
4.5
Draw no bet
Books 1 2
Bet365
1.33
3.25
Both teams to score
Books Yes No
Bet365
1.67
2.1
Match goals 0.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.04
13
Match goals 1.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.2
4.5
Match goals 2.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.67
2.2
Match goals 3.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
2.63
1.5
Match goals 4.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
4.5
1.2
Match goals 5.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
10
1.06
Match goals 6.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
19
1.02
Match goals 7.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
34
1.01
Match goals 8.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
51
1
Asian handicap
Books (-0.75) Melbourne City (0.75) Wellington Phoenix
Bet365
2
1.9
First team to score
Books Melbourne City No goal Wellington Phoenix
Bet365
1.5
15
2.75
Corners 2-Way 11.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.83
1.83
Corners 2-Way 10.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.83
1.83
Cards in match 3.5
Books Over Under
Bet365
1.73
2

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Match stats

Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix
54% Ball possession 46%
584 Passes 505
21 Total shots 1
9 Shots on target 0
0 Hit woodwork 0
9 Shots off target 0
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside box 1
11 Shots outside box 0
525 Accurate passes 414
10 Fouls 7
20 Tackles 17
7 Free kicks 10
40 Touches in penalty area 2
15 Throw-ins 27
59 Final third entries 20
181/218 (83%) Final third phase 8/21 (38%)
13/31 (42%) Long balls 28/60 (47%)
5/18 (28%) Crosses 0/1 (0%)
50% Duels 50%
11 Dispossessed 10
30/64 (47%) Ground duels 34/64 (53%)
11/18 (61%) Aerial duels 7/18 (39%)
80% Tackles won 53%
20 Total tackles 17
62 Recoveries 42
0 Goal kicks 20
21 Total shots 1
0 Goalkeeper saves 7
4/10 (40%) Dribbles 7/17 (41%)
0 Total saves 7
0 Big saves 2
9 Interceptions 10
6 Clearances 20
0 Errors lead to a shot 1
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner kicks 0
1 Fouled in final third 0
0 Punches 1
2 Big chances 0
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Big chances missed 0
1 Big chances scored 0
63% Ball possession 37%
382 Passes 227
8 Total shots 0
5 Shots on target 0
0 Hit woodwork 0
2 Shots off target 0
1 Blocked shots 0
3 Shots inside box 0
5 Shots outside box 0
352 Accurate passes 179
8 Tackles 7
3 Free kicks 4
7 Throw-ins 12
41 Final third entries 5
5/13 (38%) Long balls 11/28 (39%)
0/6 (0%) Crosses 0/0 (0%)
51% Duels 49%
4 Dispossessed 5
12/27 (44%) Ground duels 15/27 (56%)
6/8 (75%) Aerial duels 2/8 (25%)
75% Tackles won 57%
8 Total tackles 7
29 Recoveries 24
0 Goal kicks 8
8 Total shots 0
0 Goalkeeper saves 4
1/4 (25%) Dribbles 4/7 (57%)
0 Total saves 4
5 Interceptions 5
2 Clearances 8
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Fouled in final third 0
0 Big chances 0
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Big chances missed 0
0 Big chances scored 0
43% Ball possession 57%
13 Total shots 1
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
202 Passes 278
12 Tackles 10
4 Free kicks 6
13 Total shots 1
4 Shots on target 0
0 Hit woodwork 0
7 Shots off target 0
2 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside box 1
6 Shots outside box 0
1 Offsides 2
173 Accurate passes 235
8 Throw-ins 15
18 Final third entries 15
8/18 (44%) Long balls 17/32 (53%)
5/12 (42%) Crosses 0/1 (0%)
49% Duels 51%
7 Dispossessed 5
5/10 (50%) Aerial duels 5/10 (50%)
83% Tackles won 50%
12 Total tackles 10
4 Interceptions 5
33 Recoveries 18
4 Clearances 12
0 Total saves 3
0 Goal kicks 12
18/37 (49%) Ground duels 19/37 (51%)
4 Corner kicks 0
1 Fouled in final third 0
3/6 (50%) Dribbles 3/10 (30%)
2 Big chances 0
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Big chances missed 0
1 Big chances scored 0

Series 15

General

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Both teams scoring 4 of 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Less than 10.5 corners 5 of 6

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Without clean sheet 4

melbourne-city Melbourne City No wins 3

melbourne-city Melbourne City No losses 4

melbourne-city Melbourne City Without clean sheet 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City First to score 6 of 7

melbourne-city Melbourne City First half winner 5 of 6

melbourne-city Melbourne City Less than 4.5 cards 8 of 8

melbourne-city Melbourne City Less than 10.5 corners 6 of 7

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Losses 3

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Without clean sheet 4

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix More than 2.5 goals 5 of 6

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Less than 4.5 cards 8 of 10

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Both teams scoring 4 of 5

wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Less than 10.5 corners 5 of 7

Personal meetings

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix More than 2.5 goals 7 of 9

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix Less than 4.5 cards 4 of 5

melbourne-city Melbourne City + wellington-phoenix Wellington Phoenix More than 10.5 corners 4 of 5

Media

Melbourne City 2 - 0 Wellington

83' Nathaniel Atkinson

2025-01-03

Melbourne City 1 - 0 Wellington

7' Harry Politidis

2025-01-03

Melbourne City 2 - 0 Wellington

Full Highlights

2025-01-03

Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix

Australia, A-League, match Melbourne City - Wellington Phoenix, start time 2025-01-03 06:00:00 international time.

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix takes part in the championship A-League, Australia.

The match will take place at the stadium AAMI Park in the city Melbourne, Australia. Stadium capacity AAMI Park is 30 050 people.

Head Referee - Shaun Evans. Accounting for yellow and red cards: Shaun Evans played 162 matches, noted 677 of yellow cards and 14 of red.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: Wellington Phoenix

A-League A-League
Round 25
2025-04-06 Newcastle Jets - Wellington Phoenix -
Round 24
2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix - Western Sydney Wanderers -
Round 23
2025-03-15 Sydney FC - Wellington Phoenix -
Round 22
2025-03-08 Western United - Wellington Phoenix -
Round 21
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City -
Round 20
2025-02-22 Auckland FC - Wellington Phoenix live   0 - 0
Round 19
2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory - Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
Round 18
2025-02-06 Wellington Phoenix - Brisbane Roar 1 - 1
Round 16
2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix - Central Coast Mariners 0 - 0
Round 15
2025-01-20 Macarthur FC - Wellington Phoenix 1 - 2

Standings

A-League: 2024-2025
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Auckland FC Auckland FC 16 11 3 2 26:12 36
2
Adelaide United Adelaide United 16 9 4 3 34:27 31
3
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 17 8 4 5 25:20 28
4
Melbourne City Melbourne City 16 8 3 5 22:15 27
5
Western United Western United 17 7 5 5 30:26 26
6
Sydney FC Sydney FC 17 7 4 6 39:30 25
7
Macarthur FC Macarthur FC 18 7 4 7 33:26 25
8
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers 17 7 4 6 35:31 25
9
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 17 6 3 8 26:27 21
10
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 17 4 9 4 20:27 21
11
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 16 5 4 7 16:19 19
12
Perth Glory Perth Glory 18 2 4 12 12:41 10
13
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 16 1 3 12 18:35 6

Referee

Shaun Evans

Shaun Evans

162

Total games

4.18

Average per match

0.19

Average per match

Location

Australia

Country

Melbourne

City

AAMI Park

Stadium

30 050

Capacity