Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Wellington Phoenix FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Western United FC

Sun 13 Nov 2022 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 80' Joshua Risdon

Y 90' Leo Lacroix

Sam Sutton 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Nov	Western United FC	H	2–3	L
06 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
30 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
22 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
16 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D
09 Oct	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–2	W
06 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
29 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–4	L
21 Oct	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
16 Oct	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
07 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC has kicked off!
5' 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.
10' 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.
15' Connor Pain has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
22' Brilliant from the forward! Oskar Zawada makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
27' A quiet spell here at . Western United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' Switzerland international Leo Lacroix has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The crowd applauds Dylan Wenzel-Halls as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Milanovic steps in for Western United FC.
51' Ben Garuccio, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The supporters are chanting for David Ball. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses on 55 minute.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bozhidar Kraev makes it 2-0.
60' Bozhidar Kraev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
64' Jacob Tratt does the damage! The net is bulging and Western United FC surge ahead!
67' The supporters are chanting for Aleksandar Prijovic. He replaces Rhys Bozinovski on 67 minute.
72' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
77' Western United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
78' Benjamin Old makes way for Oskar van Hattum at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
80' Joshua Risdon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
84' What a strike from Aleksandar Prijovic! The score is 3-2.
89' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western United FC backline.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leo Lacroix.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
David Ball ↑ 55'
31
Yan Sasse
18
Ben Waine ↑ 55'
6
Tim Payne
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 78'
13
Nicholas Pennington
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
9
Dylan Wenzel-Halls ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 46'
14
James Troisi
11
Connor Pain ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 67'
88
Neil Kilkenny
17
Ben Garuccio
8
Lachlan Wales
27
Jacob Tratt
19
Joshua Risdon
42
Rhys Bozinovski ↓ Aleksandar Prijovic 67'

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-10-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-10-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Western United FC Form

2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC W 2022-11-06 Western United FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2022-10-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Western United FC L 2022-10-21 Western United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2022-10-16 Western United FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC48% Draw24% Western United FC28%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Western United FC

52%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC36% Draw41% Western United FC23%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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