Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Yeni N'Gbakoto

David Ball 78' Y

David Ball 79' Y

Bozhidar Kraev 85' Y

Bozhidar Kraev 86' Y

Steven Peter Ugarkovic 90' Y

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

2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
13 Nov	Western United FC	H	2–3	L
06 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
30 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
22 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
16 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–3	L
28 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
15 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 50% of all matches.
10' Wellington Phoenix 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.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' 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.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callan Elliot, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' 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.
40' Bozhidar Kraev is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
45' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Yeni N'Gbakoto will be fuming at that decision.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Yan Sasse is withdrawn and Kosta Barbarouses gets his opportunity.
61' Bozhidar Kraev puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
62' Milos Ninkovic is replacing Ramy Najjarine for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
63' The whistle greets Ramy Najjarine as he departs to be replaced by Milos Ninkovic.
68' 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.
73' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Clayton Lewis is replaced by Nicholas Pennington on 74 minute.
78' Controversy at the stadium! David Ball argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' Controversy at the stadium! David Ball argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' What a moment for Marcelo! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
81' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Milos Ninkovic by Daniel Wilmering on 81 minute.
82' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Oskar Zawada has done his job and it is now time for Ben Waine to step up.
85' A moment of madness from Bozhidar Kraev on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Bozhidar Kraev is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 86.
90' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Yeni N'Gbakoto is replaced by Nathanael Blair on 90 minute.
90' Steven Peter Ugarkovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Benjamin Old 82'
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis ↓ Nicholas Pennington 74'
20
Oliver Sail
11
Bozhidar Kraev
31
Yan Sasse ↓ Kosta Barbarouses 58'
17
Callan Elliot
6
Tim Payne
12
Lucas Mauragis
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic
9
Oskar Zawada ↓ Ben Waine 82'

Bench

7
Kosta Barbarouses ↑ 58'
18
Ben Waine ↑ 82'
19
Sam Sutton
21
Joshua Laws
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 82'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 74'
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↓ Nathanael Blair 90'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
5
Tomislav Mrcela
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Milos Ninkovic 62'
11
Sulejman Krpic
3
Adama Traore
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
17
Romain Amalfitano ↓ Oliver Bozanic 62'

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

2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-10-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.69 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC45% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

55%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC33% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+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

26% ✓

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.