. Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. Wellington Phoenix was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Wellington Regional Stadium stadium in on Tuesday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the assistance of Isaac Trevis and Mark Rule. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.55 degrees Celsius or 67.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 54 Attack 41
- 53 Dangerous attack 25
- 38 Ball safe 44
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Wellington Phoenix had a superior ball possession 57% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wellington Phoenix was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Wellington Phoenix to win the match.
Wellington Phoenix shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wellington Phoenix didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Central Coast Mariners received 1 yellow card (Christian Theoharous).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wellington Phoenix has 30 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners will has 28 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League Men, Wellington Phoenix will host Western United on the 10th of February with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (1 draw).
Central Coast Mariners will host Sydney on the 10th of February with a 24-15 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (10 draws).
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
89'
Wellington Phoenix started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen , Tim Payne , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Lukas Kelly-Heald , Bozhidar Kraev , Alex Rufer , Benjamin Old , David Ball , Kosta Barbarouses and Oskar van Hattum .
The home team had on the bench: Fin Conchie , L. Supyk, Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes, Fergus Gillion, Matthew Sheridan and G. Sloane-Rodrigues.
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 2 changes: Oskar van Hattum for Fin Conchie (62′) and David Ball for L. Supyk (89′).
Player of the match: Finn Surman
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Finn Surman.
His rating is with 73 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
68'
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mark Graham Jackson played with: Maximilian Mehring , Mikael Doka , Daniel Hall , Brian Kaltak , Jacob Farrell , Christian Theoharous , Joshua Nisbet , Maximilien Balard , Ángel Torres , Ryan Edmondson and Alou Kuol .
These were the players on the bench: Storm Roux, Jing Reec , Ronald , Jack Warshawsky, Nathan Paull, Bailey Brandtman and Miguel Di Pizio .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 3 changes: Alou Kuol for Jing Reec (46′), Ryan Edmondson for Ronald (87′) and Christian Theoharous for Miguel Di Pizio (69′).
Player of the match: Mikael Doka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Mikael Doka.
His rating is with 65 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
