Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Western United FC

Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 04:30 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Sebastian Pasquali

Y 70' James Donachie

Alex Paulsen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–0	D
02 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
27 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
19 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	4–3	W

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	Sydney FC	H	2–2	D
27 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
12 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	3–3	D
07 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
30 Dec	Newcastle United Jets 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.
3' Nicholas Pennington is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
8' 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.
13' Western United FC is showing some good football. However, Western United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
18' 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.
23' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Sebastian Pasquali gets a card.
31' 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.
36' Angus Thurgate has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
41' Western United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
47' GOAL! James Donachie scores on 47.
52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
59' Fresh legs for Western United FC! Nikita Rukavytsya comes on to replace Alex Rufer.
60' Ben Old gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Mohamed Al-Taay and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Sebastian Pasquali has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' Fin Conchie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Ruhs at the 69 minute mark.
70' It’s gonna be a card for James Donachie.
71' Ramy Najjarine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Pasquali on 71 minute.
72' The whistle greets Nicholas Pennington as he departs to be replaced by Rhys Bozinovski.
77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
82' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Angus Thurgate by Isaac Hughes on 82 minute.
87' Ramy Najjarine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Alex Paulsen gets a card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Western United FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Angus Thurgate
8
Lachlan Wales
11
Daniel Penha
4
James Donachie
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↓ Ramy Najjarine 71'
9
Michael Ruhs
19
Joshua Risdon
38
Noah Botic
1
Thomas Heward-Belle
22
Kane Vidmar
36
Zach Lisolajski

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

2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-02-02 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-14 Perth Glory FC 3–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Western United FC Form

2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2024-02-03 Western United FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-12 Macarthur FC 3–3 Western United FC D 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC59% Draw24% Western United FC17%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Western United FC

41%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Western United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC38% Draw47% Western United FC15%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.3%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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