A-League Full Time Jan 3 • 6:00 AM

A-League Australia Fri, Jan 3 • 06:00 AM

Melbourne City

2 vs 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City

2 vs 0

Scheduled

AAMI Park

Ref S. Evans Attendance N/A

Wellington Phoenix

H. Politidis - 7'

N. Atkinson - 83'

Competition Stage Matchday 12

Status Full Time

Venue AAMI Park

Kickoff Fri, Jan 3 • 06:00 AM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Matchday 12

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 5)

Melbourne City

Draws

Wellington Phoenix

Stadium

AAMI Park

30.1K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Jan 3, 2025 - 06:00 AM

Referee

S. Evans

Capacity

30.1K

Possession Edge

Melbourne City 54% - 46% Wellington Phoenix

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

2 - 0

Cards

H 1Y/0R · A 0Y/0R

Offsides

Melbourne City 3 · 2 Wellington Phoenix

Key Moments

⇄

89' · 2

Tim Payne

Wellington Phoenix

83' · 2

Nathaniel Atkinson

Melbourne City

⇄

81' · 2

Harry Politidis

Melbourne City

⇄

81' · 2

Matthew Sheridan

Wellington Phoenix

⇄

65' · 2

Arion Sulemani

Melbourne City

⇄

64' · 2

Benjamin Mazzeo

Melbourne City

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Melbourne City edge

Control 54% Possession 46% Control

Attack 21.0 Pressure 1.0 Attack

Tempo 15 Discipline 8 Tempo

54%

Melbourne City

Poss

46%

Wellington Phoenix

54%

Ball Possession

46%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

584

Total Passes

505

Substitutions

Goal Kicks

Free Kicks

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

Attacks

525

Passes Completed

414

Big Chances Created

Melbourne City Confirmed

Formation

4-3-3

Depth

11 XI / 7 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-3-3

Patrick Beach

Aziz Behich

Samuel Souprayen

Kai Trewin

Callum Talbot

Andreas Kuen

↓ 19' OUT | Zane Schreiber IN

Steven Ugarkovic

Nathaniel Atkinson

Harry Politidis

↓ 81' OUT | Mikey Ghossaini IN

Arion Sulemani

↓ 65' OUT | Medin Memeti IN

Benjamin Mazzeo

↓ 64' OUT | Kavian Rahmani IN

Substitutes

22 German Ferreyra

19 Zane Schreiber

↑ 19' IN | Andreas Kuen OUT

47 Kavian Rahmani

↑ 64' IN | Benjamin Mazzeo OUT

50 Mikey Ghossaini

↑ 81' IN | Harry Politidis OUT

35 Medin Memeti

↑ 65' IN | Arion Sulemani OUT

40 James Nieuwenhuizen

41 Lawrence Wong

Management

Aurelio Vidmar

Management

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed

Formation

5-4-1

Depth

11 XI / 7 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

5-4-1

Joshua Oluwayemi

Isaac Hughes

Scott Wootton

Matthew Sheridan

↓ 81' OUT | Nathan Walker IN

Sam Sutton

Tim Payne

↓ 89' OUT | Corban Piper IN

Hideki Ishige

Kazuki Nagasawa

↓ 46' OUT | Oskar van Hattum IN

Paulo Retre

Luke Brooke-Smith

↓ 64' OUT | Luke Supyk IN

Kosta Barbarouses

Substitutes

3 Corban Piper

↑ 89' IN | Tim Payne OUT

18 Lukas Kelly-Heald

24 Oskar van Hattum

↑ 46' IN | Kazuki Nagasawa OUT

41 Nathan Walker

↑ 81' IN | Matthew Sheridan OUT

23 Luke Supyk

↑ 64' IN | Luke Brooke-Smith OUT

30 Alby Kelly-Heald

12 Mohamed Al-Taay

Management

Giancarlo Italiano

Management

Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

Goals 2 Cards 0 ⇄ Subs 8

Phase 90'

Full Time

Match Finished - Match

Substitution 89'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutTim Payne InCorban Piper

Wellington Phoenix

Goal 83'

Goal for Melbourne City

Nathaniel Atkinson (assist: Mikey Ghossaini)

AssistMikey Ghossaini

Melbourne City

Substitution 81'

Substitution - Melbourne City

OutHarry Politidis InMikey Ghossaini

Melbourne City

Substitution 81'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutMatthew Sheridan InNathan Walker

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 65'

Substitution - Melbourne City

OutArion Sulemani InMedin Memeti

Melbourne City

Substitution 64'

Substitution - Melbourne City

OutBenjamin Mazzeo InKavian Rahmani

Melbourne City

Substitution 64'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutLuke Brooke-Smith InLuke Supyk

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 46'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutKazuki Nagasawa InOskar van Hattum

Wellington Phoenix

Phase 46'

Second Half

Second Half Started - Match

Phase 45'

Half Time

Halftime - Match

Substitution 19'

Substitution - Melbourne City

OutAndreas Kuen InZane Schreiber

Melbourne City

Goal 7'

Goal for Melbourne City

Harry Politidis (assist: Andreas Kuen)

AssistAndreas Kuen

Melbourne City

Phase -

Kickoff

Match Started - Match

Melbourne City

50%

Draw

33%

Wellington Phoenix

17%

Results split

Melbourne City 3W · 2D · 1W Wellington Phoenix

Goals (H2H)

Melbourne City 6 - 3 Wellington Phoenix

Matches analyzed

6 matches

Melbourne City

2 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Apr 12, 2026

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 2

Melbourne City

A-League

Jan 30, 2026

Wellington Phoenix

0 - 1

Melbourne City

A-League

Feb 28, 2025

Melbourne City

0 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Jan 3, 2025

Melbourne City

1 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Mar 9, 2024

Wellington Phoenix

1 - 0

Melbourne City

A-League

Nov 25, 2023

Match Comments

0 threads

Premier League

La Liga

Serie A

Bundesliga

Ligue 1

UEFA Champions League

Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix

Pre-match Context

Match Snapshot

Key Moments

Match News

Statistics

Match Leaders

Full Match Statistics

Melbourne City Confirmed

Substitutes

Management

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed

Substitutes

Management

Match Comments