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

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

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

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
#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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
3' GOAL! Sam Sutton fires home to make it 0-1!
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Sutton makes it 0-2.
9' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
11' Poor challenge from Nicholas Pennington. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
16' A quiet spell here at . Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
24' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus will be fuming at that decision.
29' The deadlock is broken! Tomer Hemed gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Steven Peter Ugarkovic suffering a number of foals already.
39' Walter Sandoval needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
42' A moment of madness from James Troisi on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Johnny Koutroumbis is withdrawn and Ziggy Gordon gets his opportunity.
49' Benjamin Old has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Keanu Baccus exits the field as Terry Antonis enters on 54.
59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' The whistle greets Benjamin Old as he departs to be replaced by Gary Hooper.
65' GOAL! Reno Piscopo scores on 65.
70' Tate Russell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
71' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — James McGarry on, David Ball off on 71 minutes.
72' James McGarry is replacing David Ball for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
77' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Tomislav Mrcela is replaced by Jarrod Carluccio on 77 minute.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 87 minute. Reno Piscopo leaves to be changed by Louis Fenton.
89' Louis Fenton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Walter Sandoval on 89 minute.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Oliver Sail is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 89.
90' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 90.
Wellington Phoenix FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Sam Sutton	2
Louis Fenton	2
Bruce Kamau	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

4 / 4

1.59 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC33% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC41%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

67%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC27% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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