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 (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

2022-12-10 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

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' The ball is rolling at . Wellington Phoenix FC are looking to make home advantage count against Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Milos Ninkovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' 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.
35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Yeni N'Gbakoto will be fuming at that decision.
50' Marcelo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
58' The whistle greets Yan Sasse as he departs to be replaced by Kosta Barbarouses.
61' Bozhidar Kraev does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
62' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milos Ninkovic is hanging Ramy Najjarine on the field on 62 minute.
63' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine is replaced by Milos Ninkovic.
68' Lawrence Thomas, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' Nicholas Pennington is replacing Clayton Lewis for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
78' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. David Ball gets a Yellow card.
79' David Ball has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
79' GOAL! Marcelo scores on 79. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto
81' The crowd applauds Milos Ninkovic as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Wilmering steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
82' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Ben Waine on, Oskar Zawada off on 82 minutes.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bozhidar Kraev on 85.
86' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 86.
90' The crowd applauds Yeni N'Gbakoto as he leaves the pitch. Nathanael Blair steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
90' Steven Peter Ugarkovic was booked on 90.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
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

2022-12-10 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.