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Wellington Phoenix

0–1

xG 0.99–1.56

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Sydney

Sky Stadium

Wellington · Sun 1 Mar, 15:00 NZT · A-League Men · Cap 33,500

xVerdict

SYD deserved this on chance quality. SYD 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
SYD led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 57% of SYD's xG.

WELSYD
0.69Open play0.67
0.29Set play0.89
0.00Free kicks0.03
0.15Corners0.61
Shot profileFact
WEL were shooting from poor areas, 12 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 12–10.

WELSYD

Shots

12 – 10

xG / shot

0.08 – 0.16

On target

3 – 3

Inside box

9 – 7

Outside box

3 – 3

Blocked

3 – 3

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

1 – 1

Big missed

1 – 0

KeeperFact
WEL's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.73–0.20.

WEL

0.73

xG prevented

SYD

0.20

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
SYD scored first.
xAnalysis

It was the only goal, in the 49'.

First half

  • 4'Yellow, Ramy Najjarine (Foul).
  • 33'VAR.
  • 41'Yellow, Alex Rufer (Foul).

Second half

  • 46'Víctor Campuzano on, Piero Quispe off.
  • 49'Alexandar Popovic scores (right foot shot, Ben Garuccio).
  • 59'Al Hassan Touré on, Joe Lolley off.
  • 60'Yellow, Isaac Hughes (Foul).
  • 62'Yellow, Tiago Quintal (Foul).
  • 64'Luke Brooke-Smith on, Kazuki Nagasawa off.
  • 77'Rhys Youlley on, Tiago Quintal off.
  • 81'Lukas Kelly-Heald on, Manjrekar James off.
  • 81'N. Mileusnić on, Corban Piper off.
  • 87'Marcel Tisserand on, Alexandar Popovic off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-4-2-1 vs 4-1-4-1Fact
WEL have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against SYD's wide players.
xAnalysis

WEL set up 3-4-2-1. SYD set up 4-1-4-1.

WEL · 3-4-2-1SYD · 4-1-4-1

13481114152025272857101217202324417080OluwayemiPiperJamesRetreArmientoRuferHughesNajjarineNagasawaSheridanTuilomaGrantQuispeLolleyDevenish-Me…GaruccioQuintalGrantOkon-Engstl…PopovicArslanStamatelopo…
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.8–7.0. Popovic was the top mark.

WEL

8Paulo RetreMF907.20
20Ramy NajjarineFW907.13
11Carlo ArmientoMF907.03
27Matt SheridanMF907.01
25Kazuki NagasawaFW646.91
28Bill TuilomaDF906.81
14Alex RuferMF906.80
1Joshua OluwayemiGK906.70
4Manjrekar JamesDF816.70
15Isaac HughesDF906.61
29Luke Brooke-SmithFW266.61
10N. MileusnićFW96.60
3Corban PiperFW816.60
18Lukas Kelly-HealdDF96.50

SYD

41Alexandar PopovicDF877.80
17Ben GaruccioDF907.72
12Harrison Devenish-MearesGK907.30
5Alexander GrantDF907.30
10Joe LolleyMF596.91
70Ahmet ArslanMF906.81
23Rhyan GrantDF906.80
80Apostolos StamatelopoulosFW906.71
24Paul Okon-EngstlerMF906.71
7Piero QuispeMF466.70
9Víctor CampuzanoFW446.60
20Tiago QuintalMF776.41
35Al Hassan TouréFW316.30
36Rhys YoulleyMF136.30
32Marcel TisserandDF30.00
Missing playersFact
WEL were thinner on the night.
xAnalysis

5 absences to 1.

WEL

  • Tim PayneUnavailable
  • Sarpreet SinghUnavailable
  • Luke SupykUnavailable
  • Eze KelvinUnavailable
  • Nathan WalkerUnavailable

SYD

  • Gus HoefslootUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with WEL.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 69–31, WEL to SYD.

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

The ball spent 32% of the night in SYD's third and 23% in WEL's.

WEL thirdMiddleSYD third
23%45%32%
WELSYD
Match statsFact
SYD had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 46%–54%.

WELSYD

Possession

46% – 54%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

375 – 456

Lge 425.4

Corners

5 – 4

Lge 5.1

Tackles

16 – 11

Lge 17.4

npxG

0.99 – 1.56