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Wellington Phoenix

2–1

xG 1.88–0.87

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Adelaide United

Sky Stadium

Wellington · Sat 29 Nov, 17:00 NZT · A-League Men · Cap 33,500

xVerdict

WEL deserved this on chance quality. WEL leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. WEL held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
WEL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.88–0.87. A penalty does a lot of WEL's xG.

WELADL
0.74Open play0.79
1.14Set play0.08
0.14Corners0.08
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
ADL were shooting from poor areas, 10 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 18–10.

WELADL

Shots

18 – 10

xG / shot

0.10 – 0.09

On target

10 – 2

Inside box

9 – 5

Outside box

9 – 5

Blocked

3 – 2

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

4 – 1

Big missed

2 – 0

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
WEL scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 13', and they scored again.

First half

  • 13'Alex Rufer scores (right foot shot, Kazuki Nagasawa).
  • 41'Yellow, Carlo Armiento (Off the ball foul).

Second half

  • 52'Ramy Najjarine scores from the spot (left foot shot).
  • 58'VAR.
  • 60'Yellow, Yaya Dukuly (Simulation).
  • 63'Fin Conchie on, D. Edwards off.
  • 72'Austin Ayoubi  on, Luke Duzel off.
  • 72'Joey Garuccio on, Jonny Yull off.
  • 72'Tze-Xuan Loke on, Ramy Najjarine off.
  • 72'Corban Piper on, Carlo Armiento off.
  • 72'Ryan White on, Craig Goodwin off.
  • 74'Joey Garuccio scores (left foot shot, Ethan Alagich).
  • 80'Anaru Cassidy on, Eze Kelvin off.
  • 81'Harry Crawford on, Panashe Madanha  off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 5-3-2 vs 4-4-2Fact
WEL started a back five against ADL's back four.
xAnalysis

WEL set up 5-3-2. ADL set up 4-4-2.

WEL · 5-3-2ADL · 4-4-2

14711121415182025273655623491112192223OluwayemiJamesKelvinArmientoEdwardsRuferHughesKelly-HealdNajjarineNagasawaSheridanMadanhaAlagichTalladiraVriendsKikianisJovanovicGoodwinYullDukulySmitsDuzel
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.1–6.8. Smits was the top mark.

WEL

20Ramy NajjarineMF727.83
25Kazuki NagasawaMF907.65
14Alex RuferMF907.62
11Carlo ArmientoFW727.31
4Manjrekar JamesDF907.30
27Matt SheridanDF907.25
12D. EdwardsDF636.81
15Isaac HughesDF906.80
24Tze-Xuan LokeFW186.70
18Lukas Kelly-HealdDF906.60
37Anaru CassidyMF106.60
1Joshua OluwayemiGK906.50
5Fin ConchieMF276.30
7Eze KelvinFW806.20
3Corban PiperDF186.10

ADL

22J. SmitsGK908.00
55Ethan AlagichMF907.31
11Craig GoodwinFW726.82
3Bart VriendsDF906.81
19Yaya DukulyMF906.62
12Jonny YullMF726.60
36Panashe MadanhaDF816.60
42Austin AyoubiMF186.61
4Panagiotis KikianisDF906.50
9Luka JovanovicFW906.50
44Ryan WhiteMF186.50
62Fabian TalladiraDF906.51
23Luke DuzelMF726.42
58Harry CrawfordFW90.00
65Joey GaruccioMF180.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 4–4.

WEL

  • Tim PayneUnavailable
  • Hideki IshigeUnavailable
  • Paulo RetreUnavailable
  • Nathan WalkerUnavailable

ADL

  • AnselmoUnavailable
  • Juan MuñizUnavailable
  • Ryan KittoUnavailable
  • UnknownUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with WEL.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 90–10, WEL to ADL.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
WEL held territory in ADL's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 35% of the night in ADL's third and 23% in WEL's.

WEL thirdMiddleADL third
23%41%35%
WELADL
Match statsFact
Possession was shared.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 49%–51%.

WELADL

Possession

49% – 51%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

376 – 395

Lge 425.4

Corners

6 – 6

Lge 5.1

Tackles

11 – 21

Lge 17.4

npxG

1.09 – 0.87