Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Thu 5 May 2022 · 09:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 11' Nicholas Pennington

Keanu Baccus 24' Y

James Troisi 42' Y

Y 89' Oliver Sail

Y 90' Oliver Sail

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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

2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
13 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D
09 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–3	L
24 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
17 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
13 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Western United FC	A	4–1	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' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Wellington Phoenix FC — let the battle begin!
3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Sutton makes no mistake. 0-1!
4' GOAL! Sam Sutton scores on 4.
9' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
11' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Nicholas Pennington gets a Yellow card.
16' Tim Payne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' Keanu Baccus picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
29' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tomer Hemed makes no mistake. 1-2!
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi will be fuming at that decision.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ziggy Gordon. He replaces Johnny Koutroumbis on 46 minute.
49' Benjamin Old makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
54' Terry Antonis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keanu Baccus at the 54 minute mark.
59' 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.
64' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Old departs to be replaced by Gary Hooper.
65' A goal from the Australia international Reno Piscopo! He fires home on 65 to make it 1-4!
70' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
71' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. David Ball has done his job and it is now time for James McGarry to step up.
72' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. David Ball departs to be replaced by James McGarry.
77' The supporters are chanting for Jarrod Carluccio. He replaces Tomislav Mrcela on 77 minute.
82' James McGarry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
87' Louis Fenton gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Reno Piscopo and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The crowd applauds Walter Sandoval as he leaves the pitch. Louis Fenton steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
89' Oliver Sail is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver Sail.
1-2 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Tomer Hemed
14
James Troisi
22
Johnny Koutroumbis ↓ Ziggy Gordon 46'
17
Keanu Baccus ↓ Terry Antonis 54'
13
Tate Russell
15
Tomislav Mrcela ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 77'
1
Daniel Margush
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 77'
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Alessandro Lopane 77'
3
Adama Traore
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic

Bench

29
Terry Antonis ↑ 54'
2
Ziggy Gordon ↑ 46'
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 77'
20
Tomas Mejias
32
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 77'
23
Dimitri Petratos
36
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 77'

Coach Mark Rudan

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-04-30 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-04-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-05-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-04-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.97 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC24% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC48%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC17% Draw48% Wellington Phoenix FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

11.4%

0 – 0

9.8%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

4.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	23%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	16%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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