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

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC — A League .

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

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

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' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Aloisi will be considering his options from the bench.
20' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Oskar Zawada has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
27' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
32' Kosta Barbarouses has been relatively quiet despite scoring 56 goals in his last 210 appearances.
37' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Dylan Wenzel-Halls by Nicolas Milanovic on 46 minute.
51' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Kosta Barbarouses is replaced by David Ball.
59' Against the run of play, Bozhidar Kraev has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' The deadlock is broken! Bozhidar Kraev gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
64' The deadlock is broken! Jacob Tratt gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
67' Aleksandar Prijovic is replacing Rhys Bozinovski for the Western United FC side.
72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
78' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Benjamin Old has done his job and it is now time for Oskar van Hattum to step up.
80' The referee calls foul for Joshua Risdon. He receives a Yellow card.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandar Prijovic makes no mistake. 3-2!
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leo Lacroix.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wellington Phoenix FC.

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
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

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.