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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Wellington Phoenix FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Western United FC
Fri 21 Feb 2020 · 06:15 UTC Westpac Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45'
Y 23' Steven Lustica
Steven Taylor 25' Y
Reno Piscopo 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC — A League at Westpac Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee
  • Referee Scott Edeling
  • Referee

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

8
2
3
Wellington Phoenix FC 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals Western United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC 2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Western United FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–4 L
24 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 0–1 L
11 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–2 L
16 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–0 D
26 Jan Adelaide United FC H 3–4 L
19 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–0 W
03 Jan Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wellington Phoenix FC is hosting Western United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marko Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Croatia international Dario Jertec has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Western United FC does not make any changes. Matti Steinmann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Poor challenge from Steven Lustica. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 25' Steven Taylor is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liberato Cacace makes it 1-0.
  • 30' Max Burgess gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Panagiotis Kone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jerry Skotadis, as he is very good at scoring at Westpac Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Reno Piscopo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' Western United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Reno Piscopo is withdrawn and Callum McCowatt gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Alex Rufer gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Cameron Devlin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Jaushua Sotirio on, Gary Hooper off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Dylan Pierias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Diamanti at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' It’s high time Marko Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Assisted by Stefan Marinovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Ball makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 2-0 the final result. Western United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bozhidar Kraev 3
Oskar Zawada 3
Jaushua Sotirio 3
Alessandro Diamanti 2
Matthew Grimaldi 2
Besart Berisha 2
Ben Waine 2
David Ball 2

Head to Head

2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC 2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-02-07 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-01-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Western United FC Form

2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2020-02-16 Western United FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-02-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–0 Western United FC D 2020-01-26 Western United FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC L 2020-01-19 Western United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC55% Draw27% Western United FC18%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Western United FC
45%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Western United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC36% Draw50% Western United FC14%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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