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 – 0

Full Time

Western United FC

Sat 22 May 2021 · 04:05 UTC Sky Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Cameron Devlin 31' Y

Ben Waine 90' Y

Clayton Lewis 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC 2021-04-22 Western United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Western United FC	H	3–0	W
16 May	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Western United FC	A	1–1	D

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L
15 May	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
12 May	Perth Glory FC	A	0–3	L
08 May	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–5	L
05 May	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
30 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D

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' 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' Western United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomislav Uskok made 150 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. David Ball has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' Cameron Devlin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
36' 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.
38' Clayton Lewis does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
43' Western United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
48' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
53' A quiet spell here at Sky Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' The deadlock is broken! Reno Piscopo gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' Goal! Tomer Hemed scores his 27 goal in 378 matches.
66' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Sebastian Pasquali by Steven Lustica on 66 minute.
71' Australia international Steven Lustica has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
73' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Besart Berisha departs to be replaced by Adisu Bayew.
78' The 26-year-old Dylan Pierias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Tomer Hemed departs to be replaced by Jaushua Sotirio.
83' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Benjamin Old on, Reno Piscopo off on 83 minutes.
87' The whistle greets Alessandro Diamanti as he departs to be replaced by Iker Guarrotxena.
88' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Devlin departs to be replaced by Alex Rufer.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Waine on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↓ Iker Guarrotxena 87'
11
Connor Pain
3
Brendan Hamill
4
Andrew Durante
7
Besart Berisha ↓ Adisu Bayew 73'
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Kaine Sheppard 87'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↓ Steven Lustica 66'
30
Ryan Scott
22
Tomislav Uskok

Bench

13
Ivan Vujica
1
Filip Kurto
9
Kaine Sheppard ↑ 87'
25
Luke Duzel
10
Steven Lustica ↑ 66'
34
Iker Guarrotxena ↑ 87'
31
Adisu Bayew ↑ 73'

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC W 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-01 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-04-22 Western United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Western United FC Form

2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-15 Western United FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2021-05-12 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC L 2021-05-05 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC66% Draw21% Western United FC13%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Western United FC

34%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC46% Draw43% Western United FC11%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

11.9%

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.2%

0 – 1

4 – 0

2 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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