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

2 – 2

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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 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Casey Reibelt

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

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
#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' Welcome to Wellington Regional Stadium that hosts another battle between Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mata made 409 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
21' Corban Piper is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
26' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
31' It’s high time Giancarlo Italiano made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
36' Bozhidar Kraev doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' It’s gonna be a card for Chico Geraldes.
46' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Jack Clisby exits the field as Alex Gersbach enters on 46.
51' Sam Sutton, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' 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.
62' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Zac Sapsford trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Antonsson on 62 minutes.
67' Nathan Walker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luke Brooke-Smith on 67 minute.
68' Fin Conchie gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Kazuki Nagasawa and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Chico Geraldes on 69.
74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Oscar Priestman is replaced by Dean Pelekanos on 75 minute.
80' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 84.
89' The Australia Nicolas Milanovic breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 2-2!
90' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Bozhidar Kraev departs to be replaced by Jarrod Carluccio.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
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

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

3 / 4

1.58 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC34% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

66%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC27% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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