Western United vs Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men 2 Dec 2023, 06:30
Western United
Western United
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
🏟 Mars Stadium (Ballarat) 👤 T. Danaskos Round 6

Match report

Wellington Phoenix edged past Western United 1-0 in the A-League Men on 2 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Western United had 20 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 15.

The match was played at Mars Stadium (Ballarat), with T. Danaskos in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 20 - 15 On target 6 - 3 Corners 10 - 6 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Tomoki Imai
Western United · captained the side
8 Ben Garuccio 81 passes (86% accurate)
8 Daniel Penha 60 passes (77% accurate)
8 Noah Botic captained the side
8 Alex Paulsen 6 saves
First half vs second half
Western United stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 12–9
Shots On Goal 3–0 3–3
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 5–4 5–2
Attacks 57–49 86–36
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
143 Attacks 85
57 Dangerous Attacks 35
6 On Target 2
14 Off Target 14
20 Shots Total 15
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 6
8 Shots Blocked 6
14 Shots Inside Box 14
6 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 11
10 Corners 6
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 6
549 Passes Total 544
467 Passes Accurate 448
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
1 T. Heward-Belle
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 27 J. Tratt 17 B. Garuccio
11 D. Penha 10 S. Lustica 32 A. Thurgate 7 R. Najjarine
8 L. Wales 38 N. Botic
Wellington Phoenix · 4-2-2-2
40 A. Paulsen
6 T. Payne 3 F. Surman 4 S. Wootton 18 L. Kelly-Heald
14 A. Rufer 15 N. Pennington
12 M. Al-Taay 11 B. Kraev
7 K. Barbarouses 10 D. Ball
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 77 Riku Danzaki
  • 13 Nikita Rukavytsya
  • 39 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 21 Sebastian Pasquali
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 22 Kane Vidmar
  • 24 Connor O'Toole
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 19 Sam Sutton
  • 9 Oskar Zawada
  • 5 Fin Conchie
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 8 Benjamin Old
  • 23 Luke Supyk
  • 24 Oskar van Hattum
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ N. Rukavytsya ↓ L. Wales Western United
  • 60' ↑ R. Danzaki ↓ R. Najjarine Western United
  • 61' ↑ S. Sutton ↓ L. Kelly-Heald Wellington Phoenix
  • 61' ↑ B. Old ↓ N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
  • 61' ↑ O. Zawada ↓ D. Ball Wellington Phoenix
  • 77' ↑ F. Conchie ↓ M. Al-Taay Wellington Phoenix
  • 83' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ S. Luštica Western United
  • 88' ↑ S. Pasquali ↓ A. Thurgate Western United
Cards
  • 3' J. Tratt Western United
  • 33' S. Lustica Western United
  • 33' N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
  • 59' A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 90+3' S. Sutton Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Western United 2 2 draws 8 Wellington Phoenix
2025-03-08 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 4 - 1
2024-10-20 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 1 - 1
2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 2 - 0
2023-12-02 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1
2022-05-14 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2022-04-09 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 4
Recent form
Western United L L W W W
Wellington Phoenix D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Western United lost 0-1 against Wellington Phoenix on 2 December 2023.
Who won Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Wellington Phoenix won the match 1-0.
Where was Western United vs Wellington Phoenix played?
The match was played at Mars Stadium (Ballarat).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Wellington Phoenix?
Western United had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.