Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at Apollo Projects Stadium.
- Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kate Jacewicz
- Referee Ben Abraham
- Referee Casey Reibelt
- Assistant 1 Owen Goldrick
- Assistant 2 Luke Gennimatas (Australia)
- 4th Official Brodie Merchant (Australia)
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2026-02-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 12 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L 05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W 21 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W 06 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L 11 Apr Sydney FC H 0–2 L 04 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–3 L 20 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–4 L 13 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–2 D 07 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L Season Stats
Wellington Phoenix FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC #8 Position #12 33 Points 21 26 Played 26 9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 15 36 Scored 27 48 Conceded 43 -12 GD -16 1.27 PPG 0.81 35% Win % 19% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this seasonWellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FC0-15–/116-301/231-45–/246-601/–61-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededWestern Sydney Wanderers FC0-15–/–16-30–/331-451/146-60–/261-75–/176+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FCIfeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A Corban Piper 4 G 4 A Western Sydney Wanderers FCBozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Western Sydney Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
- Another three points for Wellington Phoenix FC.
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Lineups
Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Ramy Najjarine ↓ Sander Kartum 62'
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Tim Payne ↓ Matt Sheridan 62'
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- 15
- 18
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- 7
Bench
- 11
- 4
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16
Sander Kartum ↑ 62'
- 30
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27
Matt Sheridan ↑ 62'
- 12
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29
Luke Brooke-Smith ↑ 83'
Coach Chris GreenacreWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 26
- 8
- 32
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- 23
- 30
- 22
- 5
- 24
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38
Jai Rose ↓ Atiya Waraga 59'
Bench
- 20
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Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 78'
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Atiya Waraga ↑ 59'
Coach Gary van Egmond -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ulises Davila 3 Roy Krishna 3 Kwame Yeboah 3 Keanu Baccus 3 Tomer Hemed 3 Sam Sutton 2 Louis Fenton 2 Bruce Kamau 2 Head to Head
2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2026-02-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FCWellington Phoenix FC Form
2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2026-03-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC DWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Form
2026-04-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.96 Wellington Phoenix FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wellington Phoenix FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 79%Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 44%Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.7%1 – 0 7.2%3 – 1 6.1%1 – 2 6%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 0 5.6%3 – 0 4.9%0 – 1 4.3%3 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC
Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 21% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 13% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.