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' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have kicked off against Wellington Phoenix FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
10' The 28-year-old Keanu Baccus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan O'Doherty.
21' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' 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.
27' The crowd applauds Nicolai Muller as he leaves the pitch. Kwame Yeboah steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' Patrick Ziegler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Pirmin Schwegler is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan O'Doherty at the 46 minute mark.
51' Cameron Devlin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 55.
60' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' Cameron Devlin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
65' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Red card on 65.
68' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaushua Sotirio is hanging Ulises Davila on the field on 68 minute.
73' Kwame Yeboah has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
74' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Cameron Devlin by Alex Rufer on 74 minute.
75' Cameron Devlin makes way for Alex Rufer at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
76' Callum McCowatt makes way for Reno Piscopo at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
81' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 81 minute. Tate Russell leaves to be changed by Bruce Kamau.
82' Tass Mourdoukoutas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Ziegler on 82 minute.
86' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Ben Waine on, Matti Steinmann off on 86 minutes.
Wellington Phoenix FC will have plenty to reflect on. Western Sydney Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

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
Brandon Borrello	2
Mitch Duke	2
Sam Sutton	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.