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

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Melbourne City

2–0

Wellington Phoenix

Sat 11 Apr·23:00·Matchday 24·Melbourne City won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

3Corners9
4Cards1
16Shots6
5Shots on target0
15Fouls9
21Throw-ins27
2Offsides1
8Goal kicks10
0Saves2
31Tackles13
9Interceptions9
9Dribbles5

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Match statistics

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, ft
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
3	Corner kicks	9
4	Yellow cards	1
16	Total shots	6
5	Shots on target	0
15	Fouls	9
21	Throw-ins	27
2	Offsides	1
8	Goal kicks	10
0	Goalkeeper saves	2
31	Tackles	13
9	Interceptions	9
9	Dribbles	5
49	Ball possession	51
2.36	Expected goals (xG)	0.58
3	Big chances	1
355	Passes	365
9	Free kicks	15
263	Accurate passes	267
Shots
4	Shots off target	5
7	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside box	5
4	Shots outside box	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
2	Big chances missed	1
36	Touches in penalty area	19
2	Fouled in final third	2
2	Offsides	1
Passing
21	Throw-ins	27
4	Accurate crosses	2
17	Accurate long balls	18
49	Final third entries	46
Duels
62%	Duels won (%)	38%
7	Dispossessed	15
9	Dribbles	5
49%	Ground duels (%)	32%
21%	Aerial duels (%)	11%
Defending
21%	Tackles won (%)	6%
9	Interceptions	9
42	Clearances	31
51	Ball recoveries	43
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	2
8	Goal kicks	10
1	High claims	2
Non-penalty expected goals
0.7	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.1

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, h1
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
1	Corner kicks	3
1	Yellow cards	1
8	Total shots	3
2	Shots on target	0
8	Fouls	4
6	Throw-ins	14
1	Offsides	1
3	Goal kicks	5
0	Goalkeeper saves	1
14	Tackles	8
6	Interceptions	3
7	Dribbles	1
53	Ball possession	47
0	Big chances	0
205	Passes	186
4	Free kicks	8
165	Accurate passes	134
Shots
2	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside box	2
1	Shots outside box	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
0	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	1
Passing
6	Throw-ins	14
2	Accurate crosses	1
6	Accurate long balls	9
19	Final third entries	29
Duels
63%	Duels won (%)	37%
5	Dispossessed	8
7	Dribbles	1
25%	Ground duels (%)	15%
8%	Aerial duels (%)	4%
Defending
10%	Tackles won (%)	3%
6	Interceptions	3
18	Clearances	15
27	Ball recoveries	21
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	1
3	Goal kicks	5
Non-penalty expected goals
0.2	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.0

Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix match statistics, h2
Melbourne City	Statistic	Wellington Phoenix
Overview
2	Corner kicks	6
3	Yellow cards	0
8	Total shots	3
3	Shots on target	0
7	Fouls	5
15	Throw-ins	13
1	Offsides	0
5	Goal kicks	5
0	Goalkeeper saves	1
17	Tackles	5
3	Interceptions	6
2	Dribbles	5
45	Ball possession	55
3	Big chances	1
150	Passes	179
5	Free kicks	7
98	Accurate passes	133
Shots
2	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	1
5	Shots inside box	3
3	Shots outside box	1
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
2	Big chances missed	1
1	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	0
Passing
15	Throw-ins	13
2	Accurate crosses	1
11	Accurate long balls	9
30	Final third entries	17
Duels
61%	Duels won (%)	39%
2	Dispossessed	7
2	Dribbles	5
24%	Ground duels (%)	17%
13%	Aerial duels (%)	7%
Defending
11%	Tackles won (%)	3%
3	Interceptions	6
24	Clearances	16
24	Ball recoveries	22
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	1
5	Goal kicks	5
Non-penalty expected goals
0.5	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.1

Line-ups

Melbourne City4-1-4-1

1Beach6.8 13Atkinson8.5 16Behich7.8 22Ferreyra6.7 26Souprayen6.7 11Rashani7.4 14Arzani6.8 19Schreiber7.3 28Younis7.9 30Kuen8.2 15Nabbout7.4

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Bench

Wellington Phoenix4-4-2

1Oluwayemi6.6 6Payne6.3 12Edwards6.0 15Hughes6.3 28Tuiloma6.3 8Retre6.1 14Rufer7.4 20Najjarine6.3 25Nagasawa6.6 3Piper5.6 7Eze5.6

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Bench

Player ratings

Melbourne City15 rated

8.513Nathaniel Atkinson90′1A
8.230Andreas Kuen90′1A
7.928Marcus Younis90′1G
7.816Aziz Behich90′1G
6.81Patrick Beach90′
6.722Germán Ferreyra90′
6.726Samuel Souprayen90′
7.319Zane Schreiber83′
6.814Daniel Arzani77′
7.415Andrew Nabbout73′
7.411Elbasan Rashani73′
6.447Kavian Rahmani17′
6.117Max Caputo17′
7.435Medin Memeti13′
6.37Mathew Leckie12′

Wellington Phoenix16 rated

7.414Alex Rufer90′
6.61Joshua Oluwayemi90′
6.328Bill Tuiloma90′
6.315Isaac Hughes90′
5.63Corban Piper90′
5.67Ifeanyi Eze90′
6.18Paulo Retre80′
6.012Dan Edwards80′
6.320Ramy Najjarine73′
6.625Kazuki Nagasawa62′
6.36Tim Payne45′
6.327Matthew Sheridan45′
6.816Sander Erik Kartum28′
7.129Luke Brooke-Smith17′
7.718Lukas Kelly-Heald10′
6.111Carlo Armiento10′

Player statistics

Melbourne City

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl
13Nathaniel AtkinsonDefender	90′	8.5		1		41/51	1	9/12	6
30Andreas KuenMidfielder	90′	8.2		1	2	35/44	4	6/10	1
28Marcus YounisMidfielder	90′	7.9	1		4	15/18	1	6/8	1
16Aziz BehichDefender	90′	7.8	1		3	22/33		2/4	1
1Patrick BeachGoalkeeper	90′	6.8				7/14		1/1
22Germán FerreyraDefender	90′	6.7				25/31		4/7	3
26Samuel SouprayenDefender	90′	6.7				28/37		7/11
19Zane SchreiberMidfielder	83′	7.3				22/33	1	13/17	8
14Daniel ArzaniMidfielder	77′	6.8			2	23/26	3	4/15	1
15Andrew NabboutForward	73′	7.4			2	8/14	1	5/6	1
11Elbasan RashaniMidfielder	73′	7.4			1	19/28		7/11	5
47Kavian RahmaniForward	17′	6.4				5/6		2/3	2
17Max CaputoForward	17′	6.1			2	0/2		1/2	1
35Medin MemetiForward	13′	7.4				5/7	2	3/6	1
7Mathew LeckieForward	12′	6.3				8/11
2Harrison DelbridgeDefender	—	—
36Harrison ShillingtonDefender	—	—
40James NieuwenhuizenGoalkeeper	—	—

Wellington Phoenix

Player	Min	Rtg	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
14Alex RuferMidfielder	90′	7.4	1	45/62		11/17	7
1Joshua OluwayemiGoalkeeper	90′	6.6		17/30				2
28Bill TuilomaDefender	90′	6.3	1	34/39		5/10	2
15Isaac HughesDefender	90′	6.3		33/39		2/5
3Corban PiperForward	90′	5.6	1	12/17		4/15
7Ifeanyi EzeForward	90′	5.6	1	10/14		4/17	1
8Paulo RetreMidfielder	80′	6.1		30/37		4/9	1
12Dan EdwardsDefender	80′	6.0		20/30	1	0/4
20Ramy NajjarineMidfielder	73′	6.3	1	13/18		1/7
25Kazuki NagasawaMidfielder	62′	6.6		19/28		3/8	1
6Tim PayneDefender	45′	6.3	1	14/20		2/4
27Matthew SheridanDefender	45′	6.3		8/15		1/3	1
16Sander Erik KartumMidfielder	28′	6.8		4/5	1	2/6
29Luke Brooke-SmithForward	17′	7.1		4/4	1	4/6
18Lukas Kelly-HealdDefender	10′	7.7		3/3		0/1
11Carlo ArmientoForward	10′	6.1		1/4		0/1
30Alby Kelly-HealdGoalkeeper	—	—
4Manjrekar JamesDefender	—	—

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Home shape: 4-1-4-1
Away shape: 4-4-2

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