Melbourne Victory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 8 Apr 2018
Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1 in the A-League on 8 April 2018 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. L. George, K. Athiu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne Victory have won 2 and Wellington Phoenix 3.
· kickoff·AAMI Park · Melbourne·Match Finished
Match timeline
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 8.0Leroy GeorgeM
- 7.5Kenny AthiuF
- 7.4Carl ValeriM
- 7.1James DonachieD
- 7.1Christian TheoharousF
- 7.0Stefan NigroD
- 7.0Jai InghamF
- 6.9Leigh BroxhamD
- 6.8Besart BerishaF
- 6.8James TroisiM
- 6.6Lawrence ThomasG
- 6.5Matias SanchezM
- 6.5Thomas DengD
- 6.5Terry AntonisM
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.5Goran ParackiM
- 7.3Sarpreet SinghF
- 7.0Matija LjujićM
- 7.0Andrew DuranteD
- 7.0Roy KrishnaF
- 7.0Matthew RidentonM
- 6.7Thomas DoyleD
- 6.7Nathan BurnsF
- 6.4Logan RogersonM
- 6.4Liberato CacaceM
- 6.3Oliver SailG
- 6.2Dylan FoxD
- 6.0Michael McGlincheyM
- 5.6Alex RuferM
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-3-3
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixC. Greenacre
Substitutes
- 14Alex Rufer77'90'72'M5.6
- 1L. ItalianoG
- 10M. McGlinchey46'M6.0
- 9A. KaluđerovićF
- 24Logan Rogerson82'M6.4
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
20Total shots6
3Shots on target2
12Shots off target2
5Blocked shots2
4Corners6
0Offsides2
17Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
3Goalkeeper saves1
469Total passes324
350Accurate passes215
75%Pass accuracy66%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy George | 36 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 8.0 |
| Kenny Athiu | 18 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Carl Valeri | 36 | – | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| James Donachie | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Christian Theoharous | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Stefan Nigro | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jai Ingham | 54 | – | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Leigh Broxham | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Besart Berisha | 72 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| James Troisi | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matias Sanchez | 54 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Deng | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Terry Antonis | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Paracki | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.5 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Matija Ljujić | 72 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Durante | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Roy Krishna | 82 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Matthew Ridenton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Doyle | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nathan Burns | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Logan Rogerson | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Liberato Cacace | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Oliver Sail | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dylan Fox | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Michael McGlinchey | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Alex Rufer | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryWLWWW
- W31 Mar 18HWestern Sydney Wanderers3-1
- L25 Mar 18APerth Glory0-1
- W18 Mar 18HCentral Coast Mariners5-2
- W02 Mar 18AMelbourne City2-1
- W24 Feb 18HAdelaide United3-0
Wellington PhoenixLDLLL
- L30 Mar 18AAdelaide United1-3
- D25 Mar 18HBrisbane Roar2-2
- L17 Mar 18HNewcastle Jets0-1
- L10 Mar 18AWestern Sydney Wanderers1-4
- L23 Feb 18ACentral Coast Mariners0-1
Head-to-head
- 10 Jan 18Wellington Phoenix2-1Melbourne Victory
- 03 Dec 17Wellington Phoenix2-3Melbourne Victory
- 02 Apr 17Melbourne Victory0-3Wellington Phoenix
- 17 Jan 17Wellington Phoenix3-0Melbourne Victory
- 31 Oct 16Melbourne Victory6-1Wellington Phoenix
- 02 Apr 16Wellington Phoenix1-4Melbourne Victory
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