Western United vs Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men 8 Mar 2025, 07:00
Western United
Western United
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
🏟 Ironbark Fields (Melbourne) 👤 S. Skinner Round 22

Match report

Western United cruised past Wellington Phoenix 4-1 in the A-League Men on 8 March 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Western United had 21 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 11.

The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne), with S. Skinner in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 21 - 11 On target 9 - 1 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 8 - 4 Yellow cards 4
10
Player of the match
Matthew Grimaldi
Western United · 2 goals
9 Riku Danzaki 2 assists
8 Hiroshi Ibusuki 1 goal
8 Nathan Walker 1 goal
7 Rhys Bozinovski 1 goal
First half vs second half
Western United stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 14–4
Shots On Goal 5–0 4–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 3–0 1–2
Attacks 54–40 48–32
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
102 Attacks 72
44 Dangerous Attacks 26
9 On Target 1
11 Off Target 9
21 Shots Total 11
9 Shots On Goal 1
8 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 4
4 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 5
451 Passes Total 502
379 Passes Accurate 414
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
13 T. Russell 6 T. Imai 30 D. Leonard 29 C. Shamoon
10 M. Grimaldi 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 77 R. Danzaki
19 N. Botic 9 H. Ibusuki
Wellington Phoenix · 4-4-2
30 A. Kelly-Heald
3 C. Piper 4 S. Wootton 15 I. Hughes 19 S. Sutton
6 T. Payne 14 A. Rufer 27 M. Sheridan 12 F. Geraldes
7 K. Barbarouses 21 M. Rojas
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
  • 37 Luke Vickery
  • 24 Michael Ruhs
  • 14 Jake Najdovski
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 4 James Donachie
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
  • 9 Hideki Ishige
  • 25 Kazuki Nagasawa
  • 41 Nathan Walker
  • 8 Paulo Retre
  • 35 Dublin Boon
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ L. Brooke-Smith ↓ M. Rojas Wellington Phoenix
  • 64' ↑ J. Lauton ↓ R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 66' ↑ H. Ishige ↓ Francisco Geraldes Wellington Phoenix
  • 67' ↑ K. Nagasawa ↓ M. Sheridan Wellington Phoenix
  • 67' ↑ N. Walker ↓ C. Piper Wellington Phoenix
  • 67' ↑ P. Retre ↓ A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 72' ↑ M. Ruhs ↓ H. Ibusuki Western United
  • 72' ↑ L. Vickery ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 78' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 78' ↑ J. Najdovski ↓ N. Botić Western United
Cards
  • 9' C. Piper Wellington Phoenix
  • 13' A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 21' D. Leonard Western United
  • 35' A. Thurgate Western United
Head-to-head
Western United 2 2 draws 8 Wellington Phoenix
2025-03-08 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 4 - 1
2024-10-20 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 1 - 1
2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 2 - 0
2023-12-02 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1
2022-05-14 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2022-04-09 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 4
Recent form
Western United L L W W W
Wellington Phoenix D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Western United won 4-1 against Wellington Phoenix on 8 March 2025.
Who won Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Western United won the match 4-1.
Where was Western United vs Wellington Phoenix played?
The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Wellington Phoenix had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.