Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Wellington Phoenix FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 07:10 UTC WIN Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 16' Tate Russell
Ulises Davila 54' Y
Y 65' Nicolai Muller

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at WIN Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Matthew McOrist
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee

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

9
5
5
Wellington Phoenix FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
14 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb Sydney FC A 1–2 L
22 Aug Perth Glory FC H 0–1 L
13 Aug Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–3 L
05 Aug Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–2 D
10 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–0 W
06 Feb Macarthur FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
07 Aug Western United FC A 3–5 L
04 Aug Perth Glory FC H 1–3 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Wellington Phoenix FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Thomas Aquilina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 9' The Australia Mirza Muratovic breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
  • 14' England international Jordon Mutch has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' Tate Russell is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
  • 21' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bruce Kamau is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Tim Payne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
  • 46' Dylan McGowan, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' The 23-year-old Mark Natta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Ulises Davila picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 64' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Reno Piscopo exits the field as Cameron Devlin enters on 64.
  • 65' Nicolai Muller is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 68' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bernie Ibini-Isei departs to be replaced by Simon Cox.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Kwame Yeboah makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 76' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 76 minute. Kwame Yeboah leaves to be changed by Mitch Duke.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Bruce Kamau has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' GOAL! Bruce Kamau scores on 77. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering
  • 77' Jordon Mutch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan O'Doherty on 77 minute.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Charles Lokoli comes on to replace Mirza Muratovic.
  • 79' What a strike from Louis Fenton! The score is 2-3.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' Matt Ridenton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ulises Davila at the 87 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-07 Western United FC 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2020-08-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC44% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
56%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC34% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
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.