Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 19 Jan 2024, 06:00
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 Sky Stadium (Wellington) 👤 D. Elder Round 13

Match report

Wellington Phoenix were held to a 1-1 draw by Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men on 19 January 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne Victory dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 19 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 10.

T. Payne was sent off in the 45+8th minute.

The match was played at Sky Stadium (Wellington), with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 10 - 19 On target 3 - 6 Corners 4 - 15 Fouls 6 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Alex Rufer
Wellington Phoenix · 1 goal
8 Alex Paulsen 5 saves
8 Jake Brimmer 79 passes (91% accurate)
8 Zinédine Machach captained the side
7 Connor Chapman 1 goal
First half vs second half
Melbourne Victory came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 5–12
Shots On Goal 2–2 1–4
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–5 3–10
Attacks 40–54 27–77
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 131
22 Dangerous Attacks 104
2 On Target 5
7 Off Target 11
10 Shots Total 19
3 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 6
8 Shots Inside Box 14
2 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 10
4 Corners 15
0 Offsides 1
37% Ball Possession 63%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 2
333 Passes Total 556
255 Passes Accurate 487
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 3-4-2-1
40 A. Paulsen
3 F. Surman 4 S. Wootton 18 L. Kelly-Heald
6 T. Payne 15 N. Pennington 14 A. Rufer 8 B. Old
7 K. Barbarouses 10 D. Ball
11 B. Kraev
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
20 P. Izzo
2 J. Geria 5 D. Silva 21 R. Miranda 3 A. Traoré
22 J. Brimmer 4 R. Marchán
19 D. Arzani 8 Z. Machach 17 N. Velupillay
7 C. Ikonomidis
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 19 Sam Sutton
  • 12 Mohamed Al-Taay
  • 23 Luke Supyk
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 5 Fin Conchie
  • 24 Oskar van Hattum
  • 51 Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 14 Connor Chapman
  • 11 Ben Folami
  • 25 Ryan Teague
  • 24 Eli Adams
  • 40 Christian Siciliano
  • 28 Franco Lino
  • 27 Jordi Valadon
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ B. Folami ↓ A. Traoré Melbourne Victory
  • 63' ↑ C. Chapman ↓ C. Ikonomidis Melbourne Victory
  • 63' ↑ R. Teague ↓ Rai Marchán Melbourne Victory
  • 69' ↑ S. Sutton ↓ D. Ball Wellington Phoenix
  • 74' ↑ J. Valadon ↓ J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
  • 82' ↑ E. Adams ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 83' ↑ M. Al-Taay ↓ N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
  • 83' ↑ O. van Hattum ↓ L. Kelly-Heald Wellington Phoenix
  • 89' ↑ L. Supyk ↓ B. Kraev Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 45+8' T. Payne Wellington Phoenix
  • 36' A. Traore Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 6 3 draws 8 Melbourne Victory
2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1
2026-02-06 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 3
2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 5 - 1
2025-04-12 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 3
2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 0
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
Wellington Phoenix drew 1-1 against Melbourne Victory on 19 January 2024.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium (Wellington).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.