Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

1 – 0

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 24 Apr 2022 · 03:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Keanu Baccus

Nicholas Pennington 38' Y

Y 45' Ramy Najjarine

Jaushua Sotirio 66' Y

Y 77' Tomer Hemed

Overview

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-05-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
17 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
13 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Western United FC	A	4–1	W
05 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	W
02 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
13 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D
09 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–3	L
27 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Wellington Phoenix FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at .
5' The 27-year-old Tate Russell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kazuki Nagasawa scoring 1 goals.
13' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Keanu Baccus gets a Yellow card.
18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Magnificent from Ben Waine! That is 23 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
27' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
32' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
37' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
38' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Nicholas Pennington will be fuming at that decision.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Ramy Najjarine gets a Yellow card.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' Finn Surman, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 63 minute. Alessandro Lopane leaves to be changed by Keijiro Ogawa.
66' A moment of madness from Jaushua Sotirio on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Peter Ugarkovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
75' Tomer Hemed is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keanu Baccus at the 75 minute mark.
77' A moment of madness from Tomer Hemed on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
82' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
87' Keijiro Ogawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
89' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Steven Peter Ugarkovic exits the field as Tass Mourdoukoutas enters on 89.
90' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Reno Piscopo exits the field as James McGarry enters on 90.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Jack Rodwell
14
James Troisi
22
Johnny Koutroumbis
17
Keanu Baccus ↓ Tomer Hemed 75'
13
Tate Russell
15
Tomislav Mrcela
1
Daniel Margush
7
Ramy Najjarine
3
Adama Traore
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Tass Mourdoukoutas 89'
36
Alessandro Lopane ↓ Keijiro Ogawa 63'

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-04-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-04-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2022-04-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.7 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC47% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC28%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

53%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC32% Draw43% Western Sydney Wanderers FC25%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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