Melbourne City 2-0 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 9 Nov 2018
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-0 in the A-League on 9 November 2018 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. R. De Laet, B. Fornaroli got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 4 and Wellington Phoenix 1.
Match timeline
- 8'
- 1-09'assist: L. Wales
- Half-time1-0
- 47'
- 47'
- 51'
- 2-059'assist: Riley McGree
- 62'
- 64'
- 71'out: M. Burgess
- 73'
- 79'out: R. Griffiths
- 82'out: Alex Rufer
- 86'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.6Harrison DelbridgeD
- 7.6Scott JamiesonD
- 7.5Ritchie De LaetD
- 7.3Lachlan WalesM
- 7.2Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.2Riley McGreeM
- 7.0Florin BerenguerM
- 7.0Kearyn BaccusM
- 6.9Bart SchenkeveldD
- 6.7Dario VidosicM
- 6.7Eugene GalekovićG
- 6.5Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.4Rostyn GriffithsM
- 6.3Connor MetcalfeD
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.3Dylan FoxD
- 7.2MandiM
- 6.8Max BurgessM
- 6.8David WilliamsF
- 6.7Alex RuferM
- 6.7Michał KopczyńskiM
- 6.6Filip KurtoG
- 6.6Thomas DoyleD
- 6.6Sarpreet SinghF
- 6.4Louis FentonM
- 6.4Steven TaylorD
- 6.3Roy KrishnaF
- 6.3Andrew DuranteD
- 6.1Mitch NicholsM
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix3-4-3
Melbourne City4-3-3
Substitutes
Melbourne CityW. Joyce
Substitutes
- 1M. BirighittiG
- 25I. La RoccaD
- 34Connor Metcalfe86'D6.3
- 7R. Griffiths79'M6.4
- 10D. Vidošić51'M6.7
Wellington PhoenixM. Rudan
Substitutes
- 20O. SailG
- 5R. LowryD
- 23M. Burgess71'M6.8
- 15M. Kopczynski73'M6.7
- 14Alex Rufer82'M6.7
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
14Total shots5
8Shots on target1
4Shots off target2
2Blocked shots2
5Corners3
2Offsides2
13Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves5
525Total passes401
440Accurate passes309
84%Pass accuracy77%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Delbridge | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Ritchie De Laet | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Lachlan Wales | 79 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 86 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Riley McGree | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Florin Berenguer | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Kearyn Baccus | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Bart Schenkeveld | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Dario Vidosic | 39 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Eugene Galeković | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 51 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Rostyn Griffiths | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Fox | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Mandi | 82 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Max Burgess | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| David Williams | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Alex Rufer | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Michał Kopczyński | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Filip Kurto | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thomas Doyle | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 73 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Louis Fenton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Steven Taylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Roy Krishna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Andrew Durante | 71 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Mitch Nichols | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityLDWLW
- L02 Nov 18HSydney0-3
- D27 Oct 18ACentral Coast Mariners1-1
- W20 Oct 18AMelbourne Victory2-1
- L27 Apr 18ANewcastle Jets1-2
- W20 Apr 18HBrisbane Roar2-0
Wellington PhoenixLDWWL
- L03 Nov 18HWestern Sydney Wanderers0-3
- D28 Oct 18ABrisbane Roar0-0
- W21 Oct 18HNewcastle Jets2-1
- W14 Apr 18HMelbourne City2-1
- L08 Apr 18AMelbourne Victory1-2
Head-to-head
- 14 Apr 18Wellington Phoenix2-1Melbourne City
- 06 Jan 18Melbourne City2-1Wellington Phoenix
- 21 Oct 17Melbourne City1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 18 Feb 17Wellington Phoenix1-5Melbourne City
- 27 Nov 16Melbourne City2-1Wellington Phoenix
- 08 Oct 16Wellington Phoenix0-1Melbourne City
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