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

Full Time

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC is underway.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' The Fiji Roy Krishna breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 1-0!
17' Vedran Janjetovic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
21' Poor challenge from Giancarlo Gallifuoco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
23' What composure from Mandi! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-0.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
31' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Tate Russell is withdrawn and Alexander Baumjohann gets his opportunity.
33' What a moment for David Williams! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' It’s high time Marko Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Babbel might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' The referee calls foul for Alex Rufer. He receives a Yellow card.
57' Brendan Hamill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 205 appearances.
62' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' Kwame Yeboah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roly Bonevacia at the 65 minute mark.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
75' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
80' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Andrew Durante gets a Yellow card.
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' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Mandi has done his job and it is now time for Gianni Stensness to step up.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Roy Krishna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Roy Krishna is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Red card on 90.
90' The crowd applauds Raul Llorente as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Wilmering steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wellington Phoenix FC players.

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.