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

Full Time

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

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

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' The 27-year-old Tass Mourdoukoutas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Adama Traore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keanu Baccus.
18' David Ball has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' GOAL! Ben Waine fires home to make it 1-0!
27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tate Russell suffering a number of foals already.
37' Jaushua Sotirio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Nicholas Pennington is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 38.
43' Ramy Najjarine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine will be fuming at that decision.
50' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicholas Pennington, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
63' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keijiro Ogawa is hanging Alessandro Lopane on the field on 63 minute.
66' Jaushua Sotirio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
75' The whistle greets Keanu Baccus as he departs to be replaced by Tomer Hemed.
77' Tomer Hemed was booked on 77.
82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Tass Mourdoukoutas comes on to replace Steven Peter Ugarkovic.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McGarry is hanging Reno Piscopo on the field on 90 minute.
1-0 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Ulises Davila	3
Roy Krishna	3
Kwame Yeboah	3
Keanu Baccus	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Bozhidar Kraev	2
Brandon Borrello	2
Mitch Duke	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.