Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

0 - 1

Melbourne City

🕒 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:30 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Timothy Danaskos 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 11 · Melbourne City 2

Referee Stats

Timothy Danaskos

12 matches · 3.58 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.58
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	25%
Draws	17%
Away wins	58%

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-6

Goals For / Against

11 / 17

Avg: 0.85 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 0.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 14

Avg: 1.71 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.85

PPG

1.79

0.85

1.71

1.31

1.00

38%

O2.5

46%

54%

BTTS

46%

Score 1st

69%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank11th

Melbourne City rank2nd

Wellington Phoenix points24

Melbourne City points48

Wellington Phoenix: #11 · 24 pts · GD -16

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

Melbourne City: #2 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-9

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne City last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.554%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home62%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home23%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first33%

Melbourne City score first69%

Melbourne City win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 17% · Melbourne City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 29.8' · Melbourne City 22.3'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home0.85 vs 1.66

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.31 vs 1.63

Melbourne City score away1.71 vs 1.63

Melbourne City concede away1.00 vs 1.66

Wellington Phoenix score 49% below league average, while Melbourne City score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 20% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are 40% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

1st substitution · For: M. Leckie

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Tilio

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kuen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ N. Walker

1st substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ P. Retre

2nd substitution · For: C. Piper

70'

70' A. Rufer

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

2nd substitution · For: H. Politidis

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Francisco Geraldes

3rd substitution · For: M. Rojas

76'

76' K. Trewin

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ T. Payne

4th substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Rufer

5th substitution · For: H. Ishige

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Kuen

3rd substitution · For: L. Wong

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Caputo

4th substitution · For: B. Mazzeo

90+5' ⚽

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90+5' ⚽ VAR

I. Hughes

Goal cancelled

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 1-0 on Friday, 28 February 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Timothy Danaskos. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. Schreiber replacing M. Leckie. Melbourne City took the lead at 51' when M. Tilio scored, with the assist credited to A. Kuen, making the score 0-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 59', with N. Walker replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 60', with P. Retre replacing C. Piper. A. Rufer received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 70'. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Kavian Rahmani replacing H. Politidis. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Francisco Geraldes replacing M. Rojas. K. Trewin received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 76'. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 87', with T. Payne replacing L. Kelly-Heald. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Rufer replacing H. Ishige. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with A. Kuen replacing L. Wong. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Caputo replacing B. Mazzeo. VAR intervened at 90+5' for Wellington Phoenix (Goal cancelled).

Wellington Phoenix used 5 substitutions while Melbourne City used 4 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card, while Melbourne City got 1 yellow card.