Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 31 Jul 2020 · 09:30 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+6'

Jordan O'Doherty 19' Y

Y 21' Louis Fenton

Y 55' Luke De Vere

Y 62' Cameron Devlin

R 65' Luke De Vere

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Greg Taylor
Referee Alex King
Referee Alireza Faghani

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

2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
27 Jul	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
14 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–3	L
28 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
17 Jul	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
08 Mar	Central Coast Mariners 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC is underway.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 213 games and scored 303 goals.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
19' The referee calls foul for Jordan O'Doherty. He receives a Yellow card.
21' Louis Fenton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
26' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Nicolai Muller is withdrawn and Kwame Yeboah gets his opportunity.
32' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 303 goals from 213 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' The 37-year-old Luke De Vere has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' 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.
46' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pirmin Schwegler is hanging Jordan O'Doherty on the field on 46 minute.
51' Tristan Prendergast has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke De Vere on 55 minutes.
60' 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.
62' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' Luke De Vere picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' Ulises Davila makes way for Jaushua Sotirio at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
73' The deadlock is broken! Kwame Yeboah gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
74' Alex Rufer gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Cameron Devlin and will look to change the dynamic.
75' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Cameron Devlin exits the field as Alex Rufer enters on 75.
76' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Callum McCowatt by Reno Piscopo on 76 minute.
81' Bruce Kamau gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Tate Russell and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Tass Mourdoukoutas is replacing Patrick Ziegler for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
86' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Ben Waine on, Matti Steinmann off on 86 minutes.
Another three points for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Simon Cox ↓ Bruce Kamau 81'
9
Nicolai Muller ↓ Kwame Yeboah 27'
5
Daniel Georgievski
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Pirmin Schwegler 46'
17
Keanu Baccus
34
Patrick Ziegler ↓ Tass Mourdoukoutas 82'
33
Tate Russell ↓ Bruce Kamau 81'
6
Matt Jurman
7
Mitch Duke C
4
Dylan McGowan
50
Tristan Prendergast

Bench

19
Pirmin Schwegler ↑ 46'
11
Bruce Kamau ↑ 81'
40
Nick Suman
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas ↑ 82'
27
Kwame Yeboah ↑ 27'
22
Nicolas Sullivan
35
Mohamed Adam ↑ 82'

Coach Jean-Paul De Marigny

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jaushua Sotirio ↑ 68'
12
Brandon Wilson
14
Alex Rufer ↑ 74'
2
Liam McGing ↑ 68'
31
Ben Waine ↑ 86'
7
Reno Piscopo ↑ 74'
30
Zac Jones

Coach Ufuk Talay

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2020-02-28 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-22 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.74 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC28% Draw31% Wellington Phoenix FC41%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC15% Draw54% Wellington Phoenix FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.8%

0 – 1

15.7%

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 2

10.3%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

4.5%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

2 – 2

2 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	14%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	25%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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