Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 1

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Giancarlo Gallifuoco

Alex Rufer 52' Y

Andrew Durante 80' Y

Roy Krishna 88' Y

Roy Krishna 90' R

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Rule
Referee
Referee Anton Shchetinin
Referee Alex King
Referee Adrian Arndt

Standings

#	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

Wellington Phoenix FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-11-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	8–2	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
15 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
07 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	0–3	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L
08 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–1	W
24 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	3–1	W
09 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
01 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–5	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 history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar 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' What a night it is going to be! Wellington Phoenix FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at .
5' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
12' A stunning finish from Roy Krishna — that came from absolutely nowhere!
17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Babbel might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Giancarlo Gallifuoco gets a Yellow card.
23' Mandi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Tate Russell is withdrawn and Alexander Baumjohann gets his opportunity.
33' What composure from David Williams! The Australia international strokes it home. 3-0.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' Bruce Kamau has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' Australia international Mitch Duke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Rufer on 52.
57' The 34-year-old Michal Kopczynski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
65' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Roly Bonevacia trudges off to be replaced by Kwame Yeboah on 65 minutes.
70' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
80' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Andrew Durante will be fuming at that decision.
83' The supporters are chanting for Cillian Sheridan. He replaces David Williams on 83 minute.
86' GOAL! Mitchell Duke fires home to make it 3-1!
87' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Mandi exits the field as Gianni Stensness enters on 87.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roy Krishna on 88.
90' Roy Krishna was booked on 90.
90' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Wilmering is hanging Raul Llorente on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Antony Golec
22
Andrew Durante C
14
Alex Rufer
13
Liberato Cacace
21
Roy Krishna
1
Filip Kurto
15
Michal Kopczynski
11
David Williams ↓ Cillian Sheridan 83'
16
Louis Fenton
4
Mandi ↓ Gianni Stensness 87'
23
Max Burgess ↓ Ryan Lowry 90'

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
5
Ryan Lowry ↑ 90'
7
Cillian Sheridan ↑ 83'
32
Gianni Stensness ↑ 87'
17
Callan Elliot

Coach Marko Rudan

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Rashid Mahazi
11
Bruce Kamau
21
Tarek Elrich
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
24
Raul Llorente ↓ Daniel Wilmering 90'
28
Roly Bonevacia ↓ Kwame Yeboah 65'
9
Oriol Riera
33
Tate Russell ↓ Alexander Baumjohann 31'
12
Mitch Duke
3
Giancarlo Gallifuoco

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–8 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-02-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2019-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-02-02 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-03-08 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-02-24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-02-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-02-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–5 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC46% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC30%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

54%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC33% Draw41% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.