Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

4 – 3

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Mon 15 Mar 2021 · 08:05 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'

James Troisi 17' Y

Ziggy Gordon 59' Y

Dylan McGowan 63' Y

Y 73' Reno Piscopo

Y 77' Clayton Lewis

Y 87' Ulises Davila

Overview

Match Preview

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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Lance Greenshields

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

2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–3	W
07 Mar	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
27 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
21 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
10 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–4	L
07 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	3–0	W
28 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–0	W
24 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–2	L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC has kicked off!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ulises Davila makes it 0-1.
12' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
17' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Wilmering makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 23.
28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' GOAL! Cameron Devlin fires home to make it 1-2!
37' 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.
42' 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.
47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 50% of all matches.
52' Brilliant from the ! Jordon Mutch makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 52.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ziggy Gordon on 59 minutes.
61' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Ben Waine trudges off to be replaced by Tomer Hemed on 61 minutes.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Dylan McGowan is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 63.
64' Tomer Hemed makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
65' Mitch Duke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
70' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. James Troisi has done his job and it is now time for Bruce Kamau to step up.
73' Poor challenge from Reno Piscopo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
75' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Bernie Ibini-Isei has done his job and it is now time for Nicolai Muller to step up.
77' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
78' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaushua Sotirio is hanging David Ball on the field on 78 minute.
83' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' Kwame Yeboah has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Clayton Lewis is replaced by Charles Lokoli.
87' Ulises Davila catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
James Troisi ↓ Bruce Kamau 71'
17
Keanu Baccus
13
Tate Russell
30
Daniel Margush
12
Mitch Duke ↓ Bruce Kamau 71'
2
Ziggy Gordon
19
Jordon Mutch
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↓ Nicolai Muller 75'
29
Daniel Wilmering
4
Dylan McGowan C
33
Mark Natta

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tomer Hemed	3
Ulises Davila	3
Roy Krishna	3
Kwame Yeboah	3
Keanu Baccus	3
Bozhidar Kraev	2
Brandon Borrello	2
Mitch Duke	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-03-07 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-03-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC43% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC34%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

57%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC30% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC30%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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