Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City: result 0-1 and analysis
A-LeagueMatchday 21Kick-off on February 28, 2025 at 06:30 AM (UTC)Sky Stadium, Wellington
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What was the result of Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won 0-1 on February 28, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 51′M. TilioMelbourne City
Official lineup for Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wellington Phoenix
4-3-2-1- 7K. Barbarouses
- 41N. Walker
- 12Francisco Geraldes
- 27M. Sheridan
- 14A. Rufer
- 8P. Retre
- 19S. Sutton
- 4S. Wootton
- 15I. Hughes
- 6T. Payne
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
Melbourne City
4-1-3-2- 30A. Kuen
- 17M. Caputo
- 47Kavian Rahmani
- 19Z. Schreiber
- 23M. Tilio
- 27K. Trewin
- 16A. Behich
- 26S. Souprayen
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 13N. Atkinson
- 33P. Beach
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wellington Phoenix have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Melbourne City have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2025 | Auckland(away) | 1-6 | A-League |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Macarthur(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Perth Glory(home) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Adelaide United(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Macarthur(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Auckland(away) | 0-3 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Wellington Phoenix win, 0 draws, 5 Melbourne City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Melbourne City 1-0 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Melbourne City 3-0 Wellington Phoenix | Australia Cup |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Melbourne City 4-1 Wellington Phoenix | A-League |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Wellington Phoenix 1-3 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix on Jan 3, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Wellington Phoenix score 0.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Phoenix | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Melbourne City | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wellington Phoenix sit 1st in A-League (10 points from 4 matches) and Melbourne City sit 4th (7 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy