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

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

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

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	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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC get this one started.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
19' Jordan O'Doherty has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 19.
21' Louis Fenton is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' Kwame Yeboah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolai Muller on 27 minute.
32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' Tristan Prendergast is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
42' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
46' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jordan O'Doherty is replaced by Pirmin Schwegler on 46 minute.
51' Stefan Marinovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 279 appearances.
55' Luke De Vere picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Poor challenge from Cameron Devlin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
65' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Luke De Vere.
68' Ulises Davila makes way for Jaushua Sotirio at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
73' A goal from the Australia international Kwame Yeboah! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-0!
74' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Rufer is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 74 minute.
75' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Rufer is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 75 minute.
76' Reno Piscopo gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Callum McCowatt and will look to change the dynamic.
81' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Bruce Kamau on, Tate Russell off on 81 minutes.
82' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Patrick Ziegler has done his job and it is now time for Tass Mourdoukoutas to step up.
86' Matti Steinmann makes way for Ben Waine at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western Sydney Wanderers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Roy Krishna	3
Kwame Yeboah	3
Keanu Baccus	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Ulises Davila	3
Louis Fenton	2
Bruce Kamau	2
Bozhidar Kraev	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

2 / 4

1.36 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC38% Draw27% Wellington Phoenix FC35%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

62%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw46% Wellington Phoenix FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 0

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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