Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Wellington Phoenix FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Fri 28 Feb 2025 · 06:30 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Rufer 70' Y
Y 76' Kai Trewin

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
11
Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Melbourne City FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb Auckland FC A 1–6 L
14 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 0–1 L
06 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
25 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–0 D
20 Jan Macarthur FC A 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D
15 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Macarthur FC A 0–1 L
18 Jan Auckland FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC Melbourne City FC
#8 Position #6
33 Points 38
26 Played 26
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 8
36 Scored 33
48 Conceded 33
-12 GD +0
1.27 PPG 1.46
35% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
Ifeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A
Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A
Corban Piper 4 G 4 A
Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Wellington Regional Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' Marco Tilio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 215 appearances.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Hideki Ishige has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Wong made 208 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Nathaniel Atkinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Melbourne City FC make a change. Zane Schreiber trudges off to be replaced by Mathew Leckie on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Tilio on 51.
  • 56' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' The whistle greets Nathan Walker as he departs to be replaced by Luke Brooke-Smith.
  • 60' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Paulo Retre is withdrawn and Corban Piper gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Rufer is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — card on 70.
  • 70' Melbourne City FC make a change. Kavian Rahmani trudges off to be replaced by Harry Politidis on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Chico Geraldes by Marco Rojas on 72 minute.
  • 76' Kai Trewin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 86' Samuel Souprayen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 87' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Tim Payne departs to be replaced by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Lawrence Wong on, Andreas Kuen off on 88 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Marco Tilio 7
Tomer Hemed 3
Roy Krishna 3
Ben Waine 3
Riley McGree 2
Curtis Good 2
Mathew Leckie 2

Head to Head

2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-02-22 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-20 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-18 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.03 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC29% Draw30% Melbourne City FC41%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
71%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC20% Draw50% Melbourne City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.