Wellington Phoenix 1-3 Melbourne City — A-League, 2 Jan 2023
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in the A-League on 2 January 2023 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. D. Ball, Mathew Leckie, J. Maclaren got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 0 and Melbourne City 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'Foul
- 1-016'assist: Callan Elliot
- 1-118'assist: Marco Tilio
- 22'Foul
- 28'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 1-251'Penalty
- 52'
- 67'
- 67'
- 70'
- 86'
- 88'
- 89'
- 1-390+6'assist: A. Nabbout
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.3David BallF
- 7.3Lucas MauragisD
- 7.3Callan ElliotD
- 7.2Yan SasseM
- 6.9Clayton LewisM
- 6.7Timothy PayneD
- 6.6Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 6.5Nicholas PenningtonM
- 6.3Steven UgarkovićM
- 6.3Scott WoottonD
- 6.2Oliver SailG
- 6.2Bozhidar KraevM
- 6.2Oskar van HattumF
- 5.9Oskar ZawadaF
Melbourne City
- 8.2Jamie MacLarenF
- 7.7Mathew LeckieM
- 7.7Nuno ReisD
- 7.5Tom GloverG
- 7.2Andrew NabboutF
- 7.2Aiden O NeillM
- 7.0Callum TalbotD
- 7.0Valon BerishaM
- 6.9Thomas LamD
- 6.9Richard van der VenneM
- 6.7Scott JamiesonD
- 6.6Scott GallowayD
- 6.6Curtis GoodD
- 6.6Marco TilioM
- 6.2Jordan BosD
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixU. Talay
Substitutes
- 7Konstantinos Barbarouses52'F6.6
- 14Alex RuferM
- 13N. Pennington89'M6.5
- 24O. van Hattum88'F6.2
- 40Alexander PaulsenG
- 21J. LawsD
- 35N. KarunaratneM
Melbourne CityR. Vidošić
Substitutes
- 15A. Nabbout67'F7.2
- 33M. SuttonG
- 2S. Galloway67'D6.6
- 3S. Jamieson86'D6.7
- 4Nuno Reis46'D7.7
- 35R. RodriguesF
- 16Taras GomulkaM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
20Total shots13
7Shots on target6
7Shots off target3
6Blocked shots4
9Corners4
3Offsides3
7Fouls14
1Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves6
554Total passes535
473Accurate passes455
85%Pass accuracy85%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ball | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Lucas Mauragis | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Callan Elliot | 89 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Yan Sasse | 88 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Clayton Lewis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 38 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Nicholas Pennington | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Steven Ugarković | 52 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Sail | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Oskar van Hattum | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Oskar Zawada | 90 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie MacLaren | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Mathew Leckie | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Nuno Reis | 45 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Tom Glover | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Andrew Nabbout | 23 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Aiden O Neill | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Callum Talbot | 67 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Valon Berisha | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Thomas Lam | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Richard van der Venne | 86 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Scott Jamieson | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Scott Galloway | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Curtis Good | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Marco Tilio | 67 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jordan Bos | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixDWDLW
- D23 Dec 22APerth Glory1-1
- W17 Dec 22HAdelaide United3-1
- D10 Dec 22HWestern Sydney Wanderers1-1
- L13 Nov 22HWestern United2-3
- W06 Nov 22HMacarthur4-1
Melbourne CityWLWWD
- W27 Dec 22HCentral Coast Mariners1-0
- L10 Dec 22ASydney1-2
- W12 Nov 22ANewcastle Jets2-1
- W05 Nov 22HPerth Glory4-0
- D30 Oct 22HWellington Phoenix2-2
Head-to-head
- 30 Oct 22Melbourne City2-2Wellington Phoenix
- 09 May 22Melbourne City2-1Wellington Phoenix
- 02 Apr 22Wellington Phoenix0-6Melbourne City
- 16 May 21Melbourne City2-2Wellington Phoenix
- 05 Apr 21Wellington Phoenix2-3Melbourne City
- 15 Feb 20Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne City
Most recent meetings