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

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A League · 2020-21

Wellington Phoenix FC

2 – 2

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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

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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' In just a few seconds WIN Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mirza Muratovic on 9.
14' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
16' Tate Russell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keanu Baccus made 205 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' Ben Waine has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Ulises Davila gets a Yellow card.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Reno Piscopo trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Devlin on 64 minutes.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolai Muller on 65 minutes.
68' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Bernie Ibini-Isei trudges off to be replaced by Simon Cox on 68 minutes.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kwame Yeboah makes no mistake. 1-1!
76' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Kwame Yeboah has done his job and it is now time for Mitch Duke to step up.
76' A stunning finish from Bruce Kamau — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' Bruce Kamau does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
77' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Jordan O'Doherty by Jordon Mutch on 77 minute.
78' Charles Lokoli is replacing Mirza Muratovic for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
79' Louis Fenton makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
84' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Matt Ridenton gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Ulises Davila and will look to change the dynamic.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Nicolai Muller ↓ Bruce Kamau 68'
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Jordon Mutch 76'
17
Keanu Baccus
13
Tate Russell
30
Daniel Margush
11
Kwame Yeboah ↓ Mitch Duke 76'
2
Ziggy Gordon
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↓ Simon Cox 68'
29
Daniel Wilmering ↓ Thomas Aquilina 87'
4
Dylan McGowan C
33
Mark Natta

Bench

10
Simon Cox ↑ 68'
5
Daniel Georgievski
40
Noah James
7
Bruce Kamau ↑ 68'
12
Mitch Duke ↑ 76'
19
Jordon Mutch ↑ 76'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 87'

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keanu Baccus	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Ulises Davila	3
Roy Krishna	3
Kwame Yeboah	3
Bruce Kamau	2
Bozhidar Kraev	2
Brandon Borrello	2

Head to Head

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

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

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.