Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Melbourne Victory — A-League, 1 Apr 2023
Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1 in the A-League on 1 April 2023 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. O. Zawada, B. Fornaroli, D. Da Silva got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 2 and Melbourne Victory 3.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-025'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'out: S. Nigro
- 50'Foul
- 51'out: Callan Elliot
- 1-158'assist: D. Da Silva
- 65'out: C. Lewis
- 65'
- 68'out: Rai
- 71'
- 75'out: Benjamin Old
- 75'
- 1-276'
- 77'
- 90'
- 90+1'Argument
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.3Oskar ZawadaF
- 7.2Yan SasseM
- 7.0Steven UgarkovićM
- 7.0Scott WoottonD
- 6.9Timothy PayneD
- 6.9Callan ElliotD
- 6.9Joshua LawsD
- 6.7Clayton LewisM
- 6.7David BallF
- 6.6Oliver SailG
- 6.6Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 6.6Bozhidar KraevF
- 6.6Sam SuttonM
- 6.5Lucas MauragisD
- 6.3Alex RuferM
- 6.0Benjamin OldM
Melbourne Victory
- 8.2Damien Da SilvaD
- 7.3Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.2Christopher IkonomidisM
- 6.9Rai MarchánM
- 6.9Joshua BrillanteM
- 6.9Stefan NigroD
- 6.9Lleyton BrooksF
- 6.9Paul IzzoG
- 6.7Roderick MirandaD
- 6.7Eli AdamsF
- 6.6CadeteD
- 6.6Connor ChapmanD
- 6.6Leigh BroxhamM
- 6.2Ben FolamiM
- 5.9Nishan VelupillayF
Line-ups
Melbourne Victory4-4-2
Wellington Phoenix3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixU. Talay
Substitutes
- 17Callan Elliot51'D6.9
- 23C. Lewis65'M6.7
- 10D. Ball65'F6.7
- 24O. van HattumF
- 40Alexander PaulsenG
- 8Benjamin Old75'M6.0
- 12L. Mauragis75'D6.5
Melbourne VictoryT. Popović
Substitutes
- 1M. ActonG
- 23N. Konstandopoulos90'M
- 18B. KamauF
- 16S. Nigro46'D6.9
- 4Rai68'M6.9
- 26L. Brooks90'46'F6.9
- 24Nishan Velupillay71'F5.9
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
12Total shots15
4Shots on target6
6Shots off target5
2Blocked shots4
5Corners7
2Offsides0
4Fouls13
0Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves3
698Total passes451
640Accurate passes382
92%Pass accuracy85%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Zawada | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Yan Sasse | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Steven Ugarković | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Callan Elliot | 39 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Laws | 51 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Clayton Lewis | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| David Ball | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Oliver Sail | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 65 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sam Sutton | 75 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lucas Mauragis | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Old | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Da Silva | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Christopher Ikonomidis | 90 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Rai Marchán | 22 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Brillante | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Stefan Nigro | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lleyton Brooks | 44 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Paul Izzo | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Eli Adams | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Cadete | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Connor Chapman | 68 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Leigh Broxham | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Ben Folami | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 19 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixLWWDW
- L17 Mar 23AAdelaide United1-5
- W12 Mar 23HSydney1-0
- W04 Mar 23HNewcastle Jets2-1
- D24 Feb 23ACentral Coast Mariners1-1
- W17 Feb 23AWestern United3-0
Melbourne VictoryWLLDW
- W19 Mar 23HCentral Coast Mariners2-0
- L13 Mar 23HWestern United1-2
- L04 Mar 23ASydney0-1
- D26 Feb 23HAdelaide United1-1
- W18 Feb 23HMelbourne City3-2
Head-to-head
- 03 Feb 23Melbourne Victory3-1Wellington Phoenix
- 29 Apr 22Melbourne Victory3-1Wellington Phoenix
- 09 Feb 22Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne Victory
- 24 Mar 21Wellington Phoenix4-1Melbourne Victory
- 24 Feb 21Melbourne Victory2-0Wellington Phoenix
- 15 Mar 20Wellington Phoenix3-0Melbourne Victory
Most recent meetings