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

Match Preview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#12	Position	#8
21	Points	33
26	Played	26
5 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
27	Scored	36
43	Conceded	48
-16	GD	-12
0.81	PPG	1.27
19%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Wellington Phoenix FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
6' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Alexander Baumjohann by Nick Fitzgerald on 6 minute.
8' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andrew Durante on 8 minutes.
13' 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.
18' 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.
23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' A moment of madness from Alex Rufer on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
36' Louis Fenton makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
41' 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.
42' GOAL! Brendan Hamill scores on 42. Assisted by Nick Fitzgerald
44' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Oriol Riera is withdrawn and Kwame Yeboah gets his opportunity.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marko Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Kwame Yeboah gets a Yellow card.
62' Brendan Hamill was booked on 62.
63' David Williams makes way for Cillian Sheridan at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' Roly Bonevacia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
77' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Cillian Sheridan will be fuming at that decision.
82' Roy Krishna does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
84' Magnificent from Keanu Baccus! That is 14 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' Max Burgess gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Sarpreet Singh and will look to change the dynamic.
89' A goal from the Fiji international Roy Krishna! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-3!
90' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mitch Nichols is hanging Michal Kopczynski on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 2-3.

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

4 / 4

1.63 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC35% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC39%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

65%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC28% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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