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 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC has kicked off!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' 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.
15' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' A goal from the Poland international Oskar Zawada! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-0!
27' It looks surprising Western United FC does not make any changes. Neil Kilkenny has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Troisi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' Nicolas Milanovic is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
46' Dylan Wenzel-Halls makes way for Nicolas Milanovic at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
51' Joshua Laws has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Kosta Barbarouses by David Ball on 55 minute.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bozhidar Kraev makes it 2-0.
60' Magnificent from Bozhidar Kraev! That is 32 goals in 225 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
64' Magnificent from Jacob Tratt! That is 3 goals in 219 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
67' The crowd applauds Rhys Bozinovski as he leaves the pitch. Aleksandar Prijovic steps in for Western United FC.
72' Western United 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.
77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
78' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Benjamin Old is withdrawn and Oskar van Hattum gets his opportunity.
80' Joshua Risdon was booked on 80.
84' Aleksandar Prijovic doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' Western United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Western United FC take all three points.

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
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Matthew Grimaldi	2
Besart Berisha	2
Ben Waine	2
David Ball	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.