Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 3 Jan 2025
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0 in the A-League on 3 January 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. H. Politidis, Nathaniel Atkinson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 3 and Wellington Phoenix 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-07'assist: A. Kuen
- 19'out: Z. Schreiber
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 61'Foul
- 64'out: K. Rahmani
- 64'
- 65'out: M. Memeti
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'out: N. Walker
- 2-083'assist: M. Ghossaini
- 89'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.3Harry PolitidisF
- 8.0Steven UgarkovićM
- 7.9Nathaniel AtkinsonM
- 7.7Callum TalbotD
- 7.6Aziz BehichD
- 7.5Kai TrewinD
- 7.5Zane SchreiberM
- 7.5Michael GhossainiF
- 7.3Samuel SouprayenD
- 7.0Andreas KuenM
- 7.0Kavian RahmaniM
- 6.9Benjamin MazzeoF
- 6.9Arion SulemaniF
- 6.9Medin MemetiF
- 6.6Patrick BeachG
- 6.3Germán FerreyraD
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.6Joshua OluwayemiG
- 6.9Isaac HughesD
- 6.7Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 6.7Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.7Matt SheridanD
- 6.7Paulo RetreM
- 6.7Oskar van HattumF
- 6.7Hideki IshigeM
- 6.5Luke SupykF
- 6.3Scott WoottonD
- 6.3Sam SuttonD
- 6.2Nathan WalkerM
- 6.2Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.2Luke Brooke-SmithM
- 5.9Timothy PayneD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix5-4-1
Melbourne City4-3-3
Substitutes
Melbourne CityA. Vidmar
Substitutes
- 22G. Ferreyra81'D6.3
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 19Z. Schreiber81'19'M7.5
- 35M. Memeti65'F6.9
- 41L. WongM
- 47K. Rahmani64'M7.0
- 50M. Ghossaini81'F7.5
Wellington PhoenixG. Italiano
Substitutes
- 24O. van Hattum46'F6.7
- 12M. Al TaayM
- 30A. Kelly-HealdG
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald81'D6.2
- 3Corban Piper89'D
- 23L. Supyk64'F6.5
- 41N. Walker81'M6.2
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
21Total shots1
9Shots on target0
9Shots off target0
3Blocked shots1
4Corners0
3Offsides2
10Fouls7
1Yellow cards0
0Goalkeeper saves7
583Total passes505
525Accurate passes414
90%Pass accuracy82%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Politidis | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 8.3 |
| Steven Ugarković | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 8.0 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Callum Talbot | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Zane Schreiber | 62 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Michael Ghossaini | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Andreas Kuen | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Arion Sulemani | 65 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Medin Memeti | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Matt Sheridan | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Paulo Retre | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Oskar van Hattum | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Hideki Ishige | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Luke Supyk | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sam Sutton | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Nathan Walker | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Timothy Payne | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityDDDWL
- D31 Dec 24ACentral Coast Mariners1-1
- D21 Dec 24AMelbourne Victory1-1
- D15 Dec 24HAuckland2-2
- W06 Dec 24ABrisbane Roar4-1
- L30 Nov 24HWestern Sydney Wanderers0-2
Wellington PhoenixWLLLW
- W28 Dec 24HNewcastle Jets2-1
- L22 Dec 24AWestern Sydney Wanderers1-4
- L14 Dec 24HMacarthur1-2
- L07 Dec 24AAuckland1-2
- W24 Nov 24HMelbourne Victory1-0
Head-to-head
- 09 Mar 24Melbourne City1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 25 Nov 23Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne City
- 10 Apr 23Melbourne City4-1Wellington Phoenix
- 02 Jan 23Wellington Phoenix1-3Melbourne City
- 30 Oct 22Melbourne City2-2Wellington Phoenix
- 09 May 22Melbourne City2-1Wellington Phoenix
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