Western United 4-1 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 8 Mar 2025
Western United beat Wellington Phoenix 4-1 in the A-League on 8 March 2025 at Ironbark Fields, Melbourne. R. Bozinovski, H. Ibusuki, M. Grimaldi, N. Walker got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Western United have won 1 and Wellington Phoenix 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ironbark Fields · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'assist: A. Thurgate
- 9'Foul
- 13'Foul
- 21'Foul
- 2-033'
- 35'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 3-051'assist: R. Danzaki
- 57'
- 4-062'assist: R. Danzaki
- 64'
- 66'
- 67'
- 67'
- 67'out: P. Retre
- 72'out: M. Ruhs
- 72'out: L. Vickery
- 78'
- 78'out: J. Najdovski
- 4-182'assist: Timothy Payne
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
9.5
Top rated
Western United
- 9.5Matthew GrimaldiM
- 8.6Riku DanzakiM
- 7.6Hiroshi IbusukiF
- 7.3Rhys BozinovskiM
- 7.2Angus ThurgateM
- 6.9Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.9Tate RussellD
- 6.9Dylan LeonardD
- 6.9Charbel ShamoonD
- 6.9Noah BoticF
- 6.7Jordan LautonM
- 6.6Jake NajdovskiF
- 6.5Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.5Luke VickeryF
- 6.3Matthew SuttonG
- 6.2Michael RuhsF
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.5Nathan WalkerM
- 7.3Timothy PayneM
- 7.0Paulo RetreM
- 6.9Alby Kelly-HealdG
- 6.9Marco RojasF
- 6.9Isaac HughesD
- 6.7Matt SheridanM
- 6.7Corban PiperD
- 6.7Hideki IshigeM
- 6.7Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 6.5Francisco GeraldesM
- 6.5Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.3Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.2Alex RuferM
- 6.2Sam SuttonD
- 6.0Scott WoottonD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Western United4-4-2
Substitutes
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 4J. DonachieD
- 7R. Najjarine78'F6.9
- 24M. Ruhs72'F6.2
- 14J. Najdovski78'F6.6
- 44J. Lauton64'M6.7
- 70M. VonjaG
- 37L. Vickery72'F6.5
Wellington PhoenixG. Italiano
Substitutes
- 8P. Retre67'M7.0
- 25K. Nagasawa67'M6.3
- 9H. Ishige66'M6.7
- 18Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 35Dublin BoonG
- 41N. Walker82'67'M7.5
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith57'F6.5
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
21Total shots11
9Shots on target1
8Shots off target6
4Blocked shots4
4Corners2
0Offsides2
8Fouls4
2Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves5
449Total passes503
377Accurate passes417
84%Pass accuracy83%
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Grimaldi | 78 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 9.5 |
| Riku Danzaki | 72 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.6 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Angus Thurgate | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 12 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tate Russell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dylan Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Charbel Shamoon | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Noah Botic | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Lauton | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jake Najdovski | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Vickery | 18 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Ruhs | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Walker | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Paulo Retre | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Marco Rojas | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matt Sheridan | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Corban Piper | 67 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Hideki Ishige | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Francisco Geraldes | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alex Rufer | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Sam Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Western UnitedWWLDD
- W28 Feb 25ACentral Coast Mariners3-1
- W23 Feb 25HAdelaide United3-0
- L15 Feb 25HAuckland0-2
- D09 Feb 25AMacarthur2-2
- D29 Jan 25HCentral Coast Mariners2-2
Wellington PhoenixLLLDD
- L28 Feb 25HMelbourne City0-1
- L22 Feb 25AAuckland1-6
- L14 Feb 25AMelbourne Victory0-1
- D06 Feb 25HBrisbane Roar1-1
- D25 Jan 25HCentral Coast Mariners0-0
Head-to-head
- 20 Oct 24Wellington Phoenix1-1Western United
- 10 Feb 24Wellington Phoenix2-0Western United
- 02 Dec 23Western United0-1Wellington Phoenix
- 17 Feb 23Western United0-3Wellington Phoenix
- 13 Nov 22Wellington Phoenix2-3Western United
- 14 May 22Western United1-0Wellington Phoenix
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