Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory are clashing in the 13th round of the A-League Men.

Alex Rufer has scored a penalty in the 90th minute and the current result is 1-1.

Match Statistics

Wellington Phoenix

1 - 1

Melbourne Victory

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 67 Attack 131
  • 22 Dangerous attack 104
  • 63 Ball safe 46
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 15
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 63% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wellington Phoenix was putting more pressure with dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target.

Wellington Phoenix shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory received 1 yellow card (Adama Traoré).

(Wellington Phoenix) was sent off after receiving a red card (45′).

Alex Rufer

Alex Arthur Rufer

Defender, Midfielder

New Zealand

Age: 28

184 cm

75 kg

Season 2023/2024
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Played 27 2 Missed
Minutes 2374 87.9 Avg
Goals 3 0.1 Avg
Assist 1 0.0 Avg
Attempt 47 1.7 Avg
Passes 1319 48.977.9% AvgSucc
Yellow 8 0.3 Avg
Red 1 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 13 times for 1150 minutes for A-League Men.

Alex Rufer scored 2 goals for Wellington Phoenix. He procured one assist. He received 4 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in A-League Men. In the last match Wellington Phoenix drew 1-1 against Melbourne Victory.

The last time the teams played each other, it was a draw 1-1.

Wellington Phoenix performance and stats

Wellington Phoenix

Manager: Giancarlo Italiano
A-League Men
Rank 2nd
Win 15
Draw 8
Loss 4
Goals 42-26
Diff 16
Top 3 Scorers
K.Barbarouses (13)
O.Zawada (7)
B.Kraev (6)
This season
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Wellington Phoenix is currently 2nd in the A-League Men with 25 points.

In the last 13 games, it has won 7 times, drawn 4 times, and lost twice. In its last match, Wellington Phoenix drawn 1-1 against Melbourne Victory.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 23 goals and conceding 16.​

Melbourne Victory performance and stats

Melbourne Victory

Manager: Kristian Popovic
A-League Men
Rank 3rd
Win 10
Draw 12
Loss 5
Goals 43-33
Diff 10
Top 3 Scorers
M.Paro (18)
Z.Machach (7)
D.Arzani (4)
This season
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Melbourne Victory is currently 1st in the A-League Men with 25 points.

In the last 13 games, it has won 6 times and drawn 7 times. In its last match, Melbourne Victory drawn 1-1 against Wellington Phoenix.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 26 goals and conceding 15.​

Commentary

83'
Ben Old - Wellington Phoenix - won a free kick on the left wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'
Delay in match - injury Daniel Arzani - Melbourne Victory
79'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Connor Chapman - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from few metres to the centre of the goal. Assist - Nishan Velupillay after corner.
Missed chance. Nishan Velupillay - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left after corner.
78'
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
77'
Shot blocked. Nishan Velupillay - Melbourne Victory - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
76'
Shot blocked. Ben Folami - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Roderick Miranda.
67'
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by David Ball.
Shot blocked. Roderick Miranda - Melbourne Victory - header inside of six yard box - left side is blocked. Assist - Jake Brimmer with a cross.
62'
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
59'
New attacking attempt. Jake Brimmer - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
51'
Missed chance. Adama Traoré - Melbourne Victory - shot with left foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Jake Brimmer.
50'
New attacking attempt. Roderick Miranda - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner.
45'
First Half ended - Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
Missed chance. Chris Ikonomidis - Melbourne Victory - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left.
Tim Payne - Wellington Phoenix - receive red card.
VAR Decision: Card upgraded Tim Payne - Wellington Phoenix
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match - injury Zinédine Machach - Melbourne Victory
Ben Old - Wellington Phoenix - won a free kick on the left wing.
Shot blocked. Chris Ikonomidis - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Zinédine Machach.
41'
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Chris Ikonomidis - Melbourne Victory - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Offside - Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis is in offside.
Shot blocked. Nishan Velupillay - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
39'
Missed chance. Nishan Velupillay - Melbourne Victory - shot with right foot from few metres missed to the left. Assist - Daniel Arzani.
37'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36'
Adama Traoré - Melbourne Victory - receive yellow card for a foul.
35'
Fouled by Adama Traoré - Melbourne Victory
34'
Fouled by Adama Traoré - Melbourne Victory
31'
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by David Ball.
29'
Jake Brimmer - Melbourne Victory - won a free kick in attack.
28'
New attacking attempt. Roderick Miranda - Melbourne Victory - with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Daniel Arzani with a cross.
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
22'
Missed chance. Tim Payne - Wellington Phoenix - shot with right foot from the right side of the box goes high.
New attacking attempt. Bozhidar Kraev - Wellington Phoenix - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ben Old.
18'
Corner - Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
16'
Corner - Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jason Geria.
11'
Fouled by Damien Da Silva - Melbourne Victory
Bozhidar Kraev - Wellington Phoenix - won a free kick on the left wing.
8'
Missed chance. David Ball - Wellington Phoenix - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Ben Old.
5'
Nicholas Pennington - Wellington Phoenix - won a free kick in defence.