Western United 0-1 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 2 Dec 2023
Wellington Phoenix beat Western United 1-0 in the A-League on 2 December 2023 at Mars Stadium, Ballarat. Benjamin Old scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Western United have won 2 and Wellington Phoenix 3.
· kickoff·Mars Stadium · Ballarat·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 3'Foul
- 33'Foul
- 33'
- Half-time0-0
- 59'Foul
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 77'
- 0-179'
- 80'VARGoal confirmed
- 83'
- 88'
- 90+3'Time wasting
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Western United
- 7.9Ben GaruccioD
- 7.7Noah BoticF
- 7.7Tomoki ImaiD
- 7.5Daniel PenhaM
- 7.2Angus ThurgateM
- 7.2Nikita RukavytsyaF
- 7.0Riku DanzakiM
- 7.0Jacob TrattD
- 6.9Lachlan WalesF
- 6.7Ramy NajjarineM
- 6.6Tom Heward-BelleG
- 6.6Sebastian PasqualiM
- 6.6Steven LusticaM
- 6.3Matthew GrimaldiM
- 6.2Joshua RisdonD
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.7Alexander PaulsenG
- 7.6Timothy PayneD
- 7.6Bozhidar KraevM
- 7.3Scott WoottonD
- 7.3Finn SurmanD
- 7.3Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 7.2Benjamin OldM
- 7.0David BallF
- 6.9Mohamed Al-TaayM
- 6.9Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.9Alex RuferM
- 6.6Nicholas PenningtonM
- 6.6Oskar ZawadaF
- 6.3Sam SuttonD
- 6.3Fin ConchieM
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-2-2-2
Western United4-4-2
Substitutes
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 33M. SuttonG
- 24C. O'TooleD
- 77R. Danzaki60'M7.0
- 21S. Pasquali88'M6.6
- 13N. Rukavytsya60'F7.2
- 22K. VidmarD
- 39M. Grimaldi83'M6.3
Wellington PhoenixG. Italiano
Substitutes
- 9O. Zawada61'F6.6
- 25J. DuncanG
- 19Sam Sutton90+3'61'D6.3
- 24O. van HattumF
- 8Benjamin Old79'61'M7.2
- 5Fin Conchie77'M6.3
- 23L. SupykF
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
20Total shots15
6Shots on target3
6Shots off target6
8Blocked shots6
10Corners6
11Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves6
549Total passes546
468Accurate passes448
85%Pass accuracy82%
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Noah Botic | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Penha | 90 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Angus Thurgate | 88 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya | 30 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Riku Danzaki | 30 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jacob Tratt | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Lachlan Wales | 60 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Heward-Belle | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sebastian Pasquali | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Steven Lustica | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Paulsen | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Finn Surman | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Old | 29 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| David Ball | 61 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Mohamed Al-Taay | 77 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 61 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicholas Pennington | 61 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Oskar Zawada | 29 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sam Sutton | 29 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Fin Conchie | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Western UnitedLLLLW
- L26 Nov 23HAdelaide United1-3
- L11 Nov 23HNewcastle Jets0-1
- L04 Nov 23AMacarthur0-1
- L28 Oct 23AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-5
- W21 Oct 23AMelbourne City2-1
Wellington PhoenixWDWWD
- W25 Nov 23HMelbourne City1-0
- D10 Nov 23AMelbourne Victory1-1
- W04 Nov 23HBrisbane Roar5-2
- W28 Oct 23HPerth Glory2-1
- D22 Oct 23AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-0
Head-to-head
- 17 Feb 23Western United0-3Wellington Phoenix
- 13 Nov 22Wellington Phoenix2-3Western United
- 14 May 22Western United1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 09 Apr 22Western United1-4Wellington Phoenix
- 21 Jan 22Wellington Phoenix2-1Western United
- 22 May 21Wellington Phoenix3-0Western United
Most recent meetings