Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 04:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Chico Geraldes 44' Y

Y 84' Brandon Borrello

Overview

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Casey Reibelt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
16 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
08 Mar	Western United FC	A	1–4	L
28 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	0–1	L
22 Feb	Auckland FC	A	1–6	L
14 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–1	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–2	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	4–1	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–0	W
16 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	3–3	D

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#1	Position	#6
10	Points	5
4	Played	4
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
7	Scored	6
1	Conceded	4
+6	GD	+2
2.50	PPG	1.25
75%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Wellington Regional Stadium that hosts another battle between Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jarrod Carluccio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
10' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
20' It’s high time Giancarlo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
21' Corban Piper makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
26' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bozhidar Kraev makes no mistake. 1-1!
41' Chico Geraldes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 526 appearances.
44' Controversy at the stadium! Chico Geraldes argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Alex Gersbach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Clisby on 46 minute.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 303 goals from 213 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Marcus Antonsson gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Zac Sapsford and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Nathan Walker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luke Brooke-Smith at the 67 minute mark.
68' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Nagasawa departs to be replaced by Fin Conchie.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chico Geraldes makes it 2-1.
74' The 25-year-old Joshua Oluwayemi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 75 minute. Oscar Priestman leaves to be changed by Dean Pelekanos.
80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
84' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
89' Nicolas Milanovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
90' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Bozhidar Kraev is replaced by Jarrod Carluccio on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Chico Geraldes
7
Kosta Barbarouses
9
Hideki Ishige
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Fin Conchie 68'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald
27
Matt Sheridan
3
Corban Piper
29
Luke Brooke-Smith ↓ Nathan Walker 67'

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Alex Gersbach 46'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 90'
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante ↓ Mata 75'
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman ↓ Dean Pelekanos 75'
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 62'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 75'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 62'
3
Alex Gersbach ↑ 46'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos ↑ 75'
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 90'
28
Joshua Laws

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-03-16 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2025-03-08 Western United FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-02-22 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC37% Draw29% Western Sydney Wanderers FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

63%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC28% Draw48% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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