SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Western Sydney Wanderers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the help of Ryan Gallagher and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.47 degrees Celsius or 77.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Western Sydney Wanderers

0 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 144 Attack 57
  • 100 Dangerous attack 20
  • 71 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 16 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Western Sydney Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers was more pushing with 100 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Western Sydney Wanderers to win the match​.

Western Sydney Wanderers shot 16 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Milanovic and Joshua Brillante). On the other side, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (Kosta Barbarouses and Kosta Barbarouses).

Match Timeline

L. Brook- sub ->Dylan Pierias
59'
62'
Mohamed Al-Taay- sub ->David Ball
Z. Sapsford- sub ->Brandon Borrello
61'
Joshua Brillante- Yellow
70'
73'
B. Old- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev
N. Milanovic- Yellow
83'
A. Badolato- sub ->Nicolas Milanovic
86'
Tom Beadling- sub ->Jorrit Hendrix
86'
90'
F. Conchie- sub ->Kosta Barbarouses
90'
Kosta Barbarouses- Yellow
90'
Kosta Barbarouses- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After this match, Western Sydney Wanderers has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix has 1 points (9th).

Next matches

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Lawrence Thomas 20.Australia
7.3
D
Marcelo 6.Brazil
7.9
D
T. Russell 13.Australia
7.8
D
Jack Clisby 19.Australia
7.8
D
A. Bonetig 33.Australia
8.1
M
N. Milanovic 14.Australia
7.7
86' 83'
M
D. Pierias 7.Australia
6.8
59'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 21.Netherlands
7.8
86'
M
Joshua Brillante 25.Australia
7.7
70'
F
Marcus Antonsson 9.Sweden
7.3
F
Brandon Borrello 26.Australia
6.7
61'
Substitutes
G
J. Gibson 40.Australia
M
Tom Beadling 16.Australia
6.4
86'
M
D. Scicluna 29.Malta
M
Z. Sapsford 35.Australia
6.4
61'
M
O. Priestman 36.Australia
F
L. Brook 17.Australia
6.8
59'
F
A. Badolato 37.Australia
6.4
86'

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas (7.3), Tate Russell (7.8), Marcelo (7.9), Alex Bonetig (8.1), Jack Clisby (7.8), Dylan Pierias (6.8), Joshua Brillante (7.7), Jorrit Hendrix (7.8), Nicolas Milanovic (7.7), Brandon Borrello (6.7) and Marcus Antonsson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Beadling (6.4), Lachlan Brook (6.8), Dylan Scicluna, Zachary Sapsford (6.4), Oscar Priestman, Alexander Badolato (6.4) and Jack Gibson.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Dylan Pierias for Lachlan Brook (59′), Brandon Borrello for Zachary Sapsford (61′), Nicolas Milanovic for Alexander Badolato (86′) and Jorrit Hendrix for Tom Beadling (86′).

Best player: Alex Bonetig​

The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Alex Bonetig.

His rating is (8.1) with 86 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
8.5
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
7.3
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
7.8
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
7.0
D
L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand
7.0
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.0
73'
M
Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia
7.0
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
7.5
F
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
7.1
90' 90'
F
Oskar Zawada 9.Poland
7.0
F
David Ball 10.England
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Jack Duncan 25.Australia
D
I. Hughes 26.New Zealand
M
F. Conchie 5.New Zealand
90'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.7
73'
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia
6.4
62'

Wellington Phoenix started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen (8.5), Tim Payne (7.0), Finn Surman (7.3), Scott Wootton (7.8), Lukas Kelly-Heald (7.0), Nicholas Pennington (7.0), Alex Rufer (7.5), Bozhidar Kraev (7.0), David Ball (6.4), Oskar Zawada (7.0) and Kosta Barbarouses (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Fin Conchie, Benjamin Old (6.7), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.4), Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes, Josh Rudland and Charlie Beale.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: David Ball for Mohamed Al-Taay (62′), Bozhidar Kraev for Benjamin Old (73′) and Kosta Barbarouses for Fin Conchie (90′).

Best player: Alex Paulsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was the goalkeeper: Alex Paulsen. His rating is 8.47. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​