Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

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
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Wellington Phoenix FC welcome Western United FC for this crunch clash at Westpac Stadium.
  • 5' Western United FC have won 248 goals from 150 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Filip Kurto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Josh Risdon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 23' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 25' Steven Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 29' What composure from Liberato Cacace! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 30' Western United FC make a change. Panagiotis Kone trudges off to be replaced by Max Burgess on 30 minutes.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Andrew Durante has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Westpac Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cameron Devlin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Reno Piscopo departs to be replaced by Callum McCowatt.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Lustica is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western United FC.
  • 67' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Devlin departs to be replaced by Alex Rufer.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaushua Sotirio is hanging Gary Hooper on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Dylan Pierias on, Alessandro Diamanti off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Tomoki Imai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! David Ball makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 90.
  • The points are shared — Wellington Phoenix FC 2-0 Western United FC. Honours even.

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
Matthew Grimaldi 2
Besart Berisha 2
Ben Waine 2
David Ball 2
Ulises Davila 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.