Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Wellington Phoenix faced Melbourne City in the A-League of Australia on February 28. The match finished with Melbourne City victorious, 0-1.

The game turned on the 51st minute when Marco Tilio found the net, handing Melbourne City the advantage and ultimately sealing the victory.

Tensions run high as the upcoming match sees Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City meet again, 2 months after the previous A-League encounter which Melbourne City won 2-0. Wellington Phoenix are in a rough patch, heading into this clash after suffering defeats to Auckland and Melbourne Victory, currently in the midst of a four-game winless stretch. Resolving issues at the back will be vital for improvement, particularly since their backline remains a concern, with goals conceded across three consecutive matches.

Melbourne City prepare for this game after drawing with Melbourne Victory on February 22, bringing their unbeaten streak to two. Their backline has lacked consistency, conceding goals in their last seven away matches in a row.

This A-League clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City in this campaign. Wellington Phoenix’s attacking options, with Giancarlo Italiano steering the side, have been bolstered by Hideki Ishige and Kosta Barbarouses, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Barbarouses has emerged as Wellington Phoenix’s leading scorer in A-League this season, netting seven goals, with Ishige topping their assist tally in the competition with eight. Kazuki Nagasawa, Tim Payne and Scott Wootton have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Wellington Phoenix’s attack.

Meanwhile, Melbourne City’s Andreas Kuen and leading scorer Yonatan Cohen have played significant roles in the team’s attack, with Aurelio Vidmar at the helm, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Cohen has already scored four goals in A-League this season, while Kuen has been their leading creator in the competition with seven assists. Marco Tilio, Steven Ugarkovic and Benjamin Mazzeo have supported the attack well, combining for important goals and assists throughout the campaign.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City in real time.

Wellington Phoenix kicked off the game with Alby Kelly-Heald, Sam Sutton, Scott Wootton, Isaac Hughes, Tim Payne who got substituted by Lukas Kelly-Heald on the 88th minute, Matt Sheridan, Alex Rufer who got substituted by Hideki Ishige on the 88th minute, Paulo Retre who got substituted by Corban Piper on the 60th minute, Nathan Walker who got substituted by Luke Brooke-Smith on the 60th minute, Chico Geraldes who got substituted by Marco Rojas on the 73rd minute and Kosta Barbarouses as starters, with Joshua Oluwayemi, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Corban Piper, Marco Rojas, Luke Brooke-Smith, Kazuki Nagasawa and Hideki Ishige on the bench.

Melbourne City's starting eleven were Patrick Beach, Aziz Behich, Samuel Souprayen, German Ferreyra, Nathaniel Atkinson, Kai Trewin, Kavian Rahmani who got substituted by Harry Politidis on the 71st minute, Zane Schreiber who got substituted by Mathew Leckie on the 46th minute, Marco Tilio, Andreas Kuen who got substituted by Lawrence Wong on the 89th minute and Max Caputo who got substituted by Benjamin Mazzeo on the 89th minute, with James Sigurd Nieuwenhuizen, Callum Talbot, Harry Politidis, Emin Durakovic, Lawrence Wong, Benjamin Mazzeo and Mathew Leckie on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 0.33 - 1.44
• Ball Possession: 40 - 60
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 2
• Total Attempts: 5 - 19
• Shots On Target: 0 - 4
• Blocked Shots: 1 - 9
• Shots in the Box: 3 - 15
• Shots from Outside the Box: 2 - 4
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 5 - 13
• Corners: 1 - 9
• Throw-Ins: 17 - 23
• Saves: 3 - 0
• Free Kicks: 13 - 5
• Offsides: 2 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 67 - 196
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 35 - 154
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 18 - 38
• Tackles: 17 - 21
• Completed Tackles: 11 - 14
• Total Crosses: 5 - 24
• Successful Crosses: 2 - 6
• Interceptions: 12 - 6
• Clearances: 34 - 19

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Alex Rufer and Kai Trewin were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since April 2023, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Wellington Phoenix have won once while Melbourne City have won four times. The last time these teams met was on January 3, 2025, in the A-League of Australia, and Melbourne City emerged victorious with a 2-0 scoreline. In total, Wellington Phoenix have managed two goals in these five meetings, compared to Melbourne City's ten. As things stand, Melbourne City have a superior head-to-head record against Wellington Phoenix in their recent encounters.

Wellington Phoenix have won six of their 25 matches in A-League this season, with six draws and thirteen defeats, netting 27 goals (1.08 per match) and conceding 41 (1.64 per match). In A-League, Melbourne City have played 25 matches, winning thirteen, drawing six and losing six, scoring 36 goals at an average of 1.44 per match and conceding 24 at a rate of 0.96 per match.

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix are on a two-game losing streak, with defeats against Auckland and Melbourne Victory in their last two matches, while Melbourne City's most recent outing ended in a draw against Melbourne Victory. Overall, Wellington Phoenix have won five of their last twenty matches, losing ten and drawing five, while in their last twenty matches, Melbourne City have recorded ten wins, five losses, and five draws.

Live Standings

As always, Australia A-League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Wellington Phoenix occupy 11th spot with 24 points in 25 matches, while Melbourne City sit 2nd with 45 points from 25 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne City in real time. You can watch the goal by Marco Tilio as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne City are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.