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

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Wed 26 May 2021 · 09:05 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Louis Fenton

Y 36' Sam Sutton

Y 44' David Ball

Graham Dorrans 50' Y

Graham Dorrans 51' Y

Ziggy Gordon 63' Y

Ziggy Gordon 64' Y

Y 90' Clayton Lewis

Overview

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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)

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

2021-05-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
23 May	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L
16 May	Perth Glory FC	A	1–5	L
08 May	Western United FC	H	5–0	W
01 May	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
23 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	4–5	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
22 May	Western United FC	H	3–0	W
16 May	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Western Sydney Wanderers FC launch into their encounter with Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cameron Devlin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
16' Jaushua Sotirio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reno Piscopo on 16 minute.
21' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David Ball makes it 0-1.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Keanu Baccus makes no mistake. 1-1!
29' Against the run of play, Keanu Baccus has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Louis Fenton is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 33.
36' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Sam Sutton gets a Yellow card.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Magnificent from Tomer Hemed! That is 27 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 44.
49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
50' Poor challenge from Graham Dorrans. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Graham Dorrans.
56' 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.
61' 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.
62' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Bernie Ibini-Isei comes on to replace Bruce Kamau.
63' Bernie Ibini-Isei is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruce Kamau at the 63 minute mark.
63' Ziggy Gordon is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ziggy Gordon.
69' 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.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Ziggy Gordon trudges off to be replaced by Jordon Mutch on 71 minutes.
76' Australia international Jaushua Sotirio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
79' Ben Waine makes way for Alex Rufer at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
80' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Keanu Baccus is replaced by Nicolai Muller on 80 minute.
85' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! James McGarry comes on to replace Tomer Hemed.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Wellington Phoenix FC take all three points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Bruce Kamau ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 62'
17
Keanu Baccus ↓ Nicolai Muller 80'
13
Tate Russell
30
Daniel Margush
2
Ziggy Gordon ↓ Jordon Mutch 71'
18
Graham Dorrans
4
Dylan McGowan
33
Mark Natta
39
Thomas Aquilina
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Scott McDonald 71'
12
Mitchell Duke

Bench

27
Nicolai Muller ↑ 80'
14
James Troisi
34
Patrick Ziegler
19
Jordon Mutch ↑ 71'
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 62'
50
Oliver Kalac
77
Scott McDonald ↑ 71'

Coach Carl Robinson

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2021-05-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-16 Perth Glory FC 5–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-05-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC W 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-01 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC29% Draw30% Wellington Phoenix FC41%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

71%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC20% Draw50% Wellington Phoenix FC30%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

11.3%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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