Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 2

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Western United FC

Sun 11 Apr 2021 · 09:05 UTC WIN Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 57' Besart Berisha

Y 68' Luke Duzel

Overview

Match Preview

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Anton Shchetinin
Referee Alex King
Referee Adam Powers

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 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Western United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Western United FC	H	3–2	W
05 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–3	L
28 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
24 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–1	W
21 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–4	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
05 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
01 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
20 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
10 Mar	Sydney FC	A	0–2	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC get this one started.
5' Tim Payne, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Ryan Scott is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
25' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' What a strike from Besart Berisha! The score is 0-1.
37' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brendan Hamill is hanging Lachlan Wales on the field on 37 minute.
42' Dylan Pierias has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' Ulises Davila doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' Jaushua Sotirio doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' A goal from the international Iker Guarrotxena! He fires home on 56 to make it 2-2!
57' Besart Berisha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
63' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Victor Sanchez is replaced by Steven Lustica on 63 minute.
68' Western United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' Wellington Phoenix 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.
78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
82' A change in the Western United FC ranks — Luke Duzel exits the field as Brad Inman enters on 82.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Against the run of play, Ben Waine has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Steven Taylor is replacing Ben Waine for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
Another three points for Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Victor Sanchez ↓ Steven Lustica 63'
11
Connor Pain
4
Andrew Durante
7
Besart Berisha ↓ Kaine Sheppard 82'
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Brendan Hamill 37'
25
Luke Duzel ↓ Brad Inman 82'
30
Ryan Scott
22
Tomislav Uskok C
34
Iker Guarrotxena ↓ Sebastian Pasquali 82'

Bench

17
Brad Inman ↑ 82'
2
Aaron Calver
3
Brendan Hamill ↑ 37'
1
Filip Kurto
9
Kaine Sheppard ↑ 82'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↑ 82'
10
Steven Lustica ↑ 63'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oskar Zawada	3
Jaushua Sotirio	3
Bozhidar Kraev	3
Matthew Grimaldi	2
Besart Berisha	2
Ben Waine	2
David Ball	2
Ulises Davila	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-04-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Western United FC W 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-03-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Western United FC Form

2021-04-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Western United FC L 2021-04-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2021-03-20 Macarthur FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2021-03-14 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-03-10 Sydney FC 2–0 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.66 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC48% Draw26% Western United FC26%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Western United FC

52%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC34% Draw45% Western United FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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