Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix 2-0 — A-League Men

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Melbourne City

2–0

Wellington Phoenix

Fri 3 Jan·00:00·Matchday 12·Melbourne City won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

4Corners0
1Cards0
21Shots1
9Shots on target0
10Fouls7
15Throw-ins27
3Offsides2
0Goal kicks20
0Saves7
21Tackles17
9Interceptions9
4Dribbles8

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Match statistics

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, ft
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
4	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	0
21	Total shots	1
9	Shots on target	0
10	Fouls	7
15	Throw-ins	27
3	Offsides	2
0	Goal kicks	20
0	Goalkeeper saves	7
21	Tackles	17
9	Interceptions	9
4	Dribbles	8
54	Ball possession	46
1.13	Expected goals (xG)	0.17
2	Big chances	0
583	Passes	508
7	Free kicks	10
525	Accurate passes	416
Shots
9	Shots off target	0
3	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside box	1
11	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	0
40	Touches in penalty area	2
1	Fouled in final third	0
3	Offsides	2
Passing
15	Throw-ins	27
5	Accurate crosses	0
13	Accurate long balls	28
58	Final third entries	20
Duels
50%	Duels won (%)	50%
11	Dispossessed	11
4	Dribbles	8
31%	Ground duels (%)	35%
11%	Aerial duels (%)	7%
Defending
16%	Tackles won (%)	9%
9	Interceptions	9
7	Clearances	20
62	Ball recoveries	42
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	7
0	Goal kicks	20

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, h1
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
0	Corner kicks	0
0	Yellow cards	0
8	Total shots	0
5	Shots on target	0
7	Throw-ins	12
2	Offsides	0
0	Goal kicks	8
0	Goalkeeper saves	4
8	Tackles	7
5	Interceptions	5
1	Dribbles	4
63	Ball possession	37
0	Big chances	0
381	Passes	227
3	Free kicks	4
352	Accurate passes	179
Shots
2	Shots off target	0
1	Blocked shots	0
3	Shots inside box	0
5	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	0
0	Fouled in final third	0
2	Offsides	0
Passing
7	Throw-ins	12
0	Accurate crosses	0
5	Accurate long balls	11
40	Final third entries	5
Duels
51%	Duels won (%)	49%
4	Dispossessed	5
1	Dribbles	4
12%	Ground duels (%)	15%
6%	Aerial duels (%)	2%
Defending
6%	Tackles won (%)	4%
5	Interceptions	5
3	Clearances	8
29	Ball recoveries	24
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	4
0	Goal kicks	8

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, h2
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
4	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	0
13	Total shots	1
4	Shots on target	0
8	Throw-ins	15
1	Offsides	2
0	Goal kicks	12
0	Goalkeeper saves	3
13	Tackles	10
4	Interceptions	4
3	Dribbles	4
43	Ball possession	57
2	Big chances	0
202	Passes	281
4	Free kicks	6
173	Accurate passes	237
Shots
7	Shots off target	0
2	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside box	1
6	Shots outside box	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
1	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	2
Passing
8	Throw-ins	15
5	Accurate crosses	0
8	Accurate long balls	17
18	Final third entries	15
Duels
49%	Duels won (%)	51%
7	Dispossessed	6
3	Dribbles	4
19%	Ground duels (%)	20%
5%	Aerial duels (%)	5%
Defending
10%	Tackles won (%)	5%
4	Interceptions	4
4	Clearances	12
33	Ball recoveries	18
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	3
0	Goal kicks	12

Line-ups

Melbourne City4-3-3

Beach6.4 16Behich7.3 Trewin7.7 Souprayen7.2 Talbot7.9 13Atkinson7.7 Kuen7.4 Ugarković8.2 20Mazzeo6.6 Sulemani7.1 Politidis8.5

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Bench

Wellington Phoenix5-4-1

Oluwayemi7.3 15Hughes7.1 27Sheridan6.8 Wootton6.3 Sutton6.0 Payne6.3 25Nagasawa6.8 Retre6.8 Ishige6.8 Barbarouses6.8 Brooke-Smith6.6

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Bench

Player ratings

Melbourne City16 rated

8.2Steven Ugarković90′
7.9Callum Talbot90′
7.713Nathaniel Atkinson90′1G
7.7Kai Trewin90′
7.316Aziz Behich90′
7.2Samuel Souprayen90′
6.4Patrick Beach90′
8.5Harry Politidis81′1G
7.1Arion Sulemani65′
6.620Benjamin Mazzeo64′
7.7Zane Schreiber62′
7.447Kavian Rahmani26′
7.135Medin Memeti25′
7.4Andreas Kuen19′1A
7.7Michael Ghossaini9′1A
6.3Germán Ferreyra9′

Wellington Phoenix15 rated

7.3Joshua Oluwayemi90′
7.115Isaac Hughes90′
6.8Hideki Ishige90′
6.8Kosta Barbarouses90′
6.8Paulo Retre90′
6.3Scott Wootton90′
6.3Tim Payne89′
6.827Matt Sheridan81′
6.0Sam Sutton81′
6.6Luke Brooke-Smith64′
6.825Kazuki Nagasawa45′
6.8Oskar van Hattum45′
6.1Luke Supyk26′
6.618Lukas Kelly-Heald9′
6.641Nathan Walker9′

Player statistics

Melbourne City

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl
Steven UgarkovićMidfielder	90′	8.2			3	76/81	3	7/11	5
Callum TalbotDefender	90′	7.9			2	49/51		5/12	3
13Nathaniel AtkinsonMidfielder	90′	7.7	1		3	42/50	2	4/13	1
Kai TrewinDefender	90′	7.7			2	85/94	1	3/6
16Aziz BehichDefender	90′	7.3				64/69	2	4/7	1
Samuel SouprayenDefender	90′	7.2				73/74	1	4/7	3
Patrick BeachGoalkeeper	90′	6.4				32/37
Harry PolitidisForward	81′	8.5	1		3	15/22	1	7/11	3
Arion SulemaniForward	65′	7.1			5	9/13		0/2
20Benjamin MazzeoForward	64′	6.6			1	18/21		2/5	1
Zane SchreiberMidfielder	62′	7.7			1	25/31	4	2/4	1
47Kavian RahmaniForward	26′	7.4				9/10	1	2/2	2
35Medin MemetiForward	25′	7.1				6/6	1	1/2
Andreas KuenMidfielder	19′	7.4		1		16/16	1	1/1	1
Michael GhossainiForward	9′	7.7		1	1	4/4	1	0/1
Germán FerreyraMidfielder	9′	6.3				2/4
40James NieuwenhuizenGoalkeeper	—	—
41Lawrence WongMidfielder	—	—

Wellington Phoenix

Player	Min	Rtg	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
Joshua OluwayemiGoalkeeper	90′	7.3		20/30		0/1		7
15Isaac HughesDefender	90′	7.1		73/80		1/2
Hideki IshigeForward	90′	6.8		19/26	1	7/11	3
Kosta BarbarousesForward	90′	6.8		14/15		3/8	1
Paulo RetreMidfielder	90′	6.8		40/48		6/9	5
Scott WoottonDefender	90′	6.3		92/104		1/1
Tim PayneDefender	89′	6.3		37/49		2/7	1
27Matt SheridanDefender	81′	6.8		33/39		3/5	1
Sam SuttonDefender	81′	6.0		33/42		5/12
Luke Brooke-SmithForward	64′	6.6	1	6/12		4/11	2
25Kazuki NagasawaMidfielder	45′	6.8		27/30		2/3	2
Oskar van HattumForward	45′	6.8		10/14		5/8	1
Luke SupykForward	26′	6.1		1/4		2/4	1
18Lukas Kelly-HealdDefender	9′	6.6		8/10
41Nathan WalkerMidfielder	9′	6.6		1/2		1/2
3Corban PiperDefender	1′	—		2/3
30Alby Kelly-HealdGoalkeeper	—	—
Mohamed Al-TaayMidfielder	—	—

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Away shape: 5-3-2

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