Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 3

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Tue 8 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC ANZ Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Andrew Durante

Y 24' Alex Rufer

Kwame Yeboah 59' Y

Brendan Hamill 62' Y

Roly Bonevacia 70' Y

Y 77' Cillian Sheridan

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at ANZ Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-11-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–3	L
05 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
15 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
07 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
05 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D
28 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
22 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W
15 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Sydney FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#6	Position	#1
5	Points	10
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
6	Scored	7
4	Conceded	1
+2	GD	+6
1.25	PPG	2.50
25%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

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' Temperatures are rising at ANZ Stadium as Western Sydney Wanderers FC face off against Wellington Phoenix FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
6' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Fitzgerald is hanging Alexander Baumjohann on the field on 6 minute.
8' Andrew Durante is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
13' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' A quiet spell here at ANZ Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' The 39-year-old Vedran Janjetovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
24' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Rufer is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 24.
29' Liberato Cacace is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Louis Fenton makes it 0-1.
41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' Against the run of play, Brendan Hamill has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kwame Yeboah is hanging Oriol Riera on the field on 44 minute.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kwame Yeboah on 59.
62' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Brendan Hamill gets a Yellow card.
63' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. David Williams has done his job and it is now time for Cillian Sheridan to step up.
68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Roly Bonevacia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
75' Steven Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
77' Cillian Sheridan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' Roy Krishna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
84' Magnificent from Keanu Baccus! That is 14 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 87 minute. Sarpreet Singh leaves to be changed by Max Burgess.
89' The Fiji Roy Krishna breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 2-3!
90' Mitch Nichols has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michal Kopczynski on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wellington Phoenix FC players.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alexander Baumjohann ↓ Nick Fitzgerald 6'
11
Bruce Kamau
21
Tarek Elrich
8
Jordan O'Doherty
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
17
Keanu Baccus
28
Roly Bonevacia
9
Oriol Riera ↓ Kwame Yeboah 44'
34
Patrick Ziegler
33
Tate Russell

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Andrew Durante C
19
Tom Doyle
14
Alex Rufer
18
Sarpreet Singh ↓ Max Burgess 87'
13
Liberato Cacace
21
Roy Krishna
27
Steven Taylor
1
Filip Kurto
15
Michal Kopczynski ↓ Mitch Nichols 90'
11
David Williams ↓ Cillian Sheridan 63'
16
Louis Fenton

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
5
Ryan Lowry
8
Mitch Nichols ↑ 90'
7
Cillian Sheridan ↑ 63'
23
Max Burgess ↑ 87'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ulises Davila	3
Roy Krishna	3
Kwame Yeboah	3
Keanu Baccus	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Sam Sutton	2
Louis Fenton	2
Bruce Kamau	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC46%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

74%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw48% Wellington Phoenix FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

11.1%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	23%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet