Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 21 Apr 2023 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 69' Tim Payne

Y 77' Callan Elliot

Y 86' Alex Rufer

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

2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–0	W
15 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
31 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
18 Mar	Sydney FC	A	4–0	W
10 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–4	L
16 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
10 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	L
01 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–5	L
12 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–0	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Western Sydney Wanderers FC launch into their encounter with Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' 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.
9' Brilliant from the ! Brandon Borrello makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 9.
14' 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.
19' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' Calem Nieuwenhof makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are in front.
36' Marcelo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 424 appearances.
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Morgan Schneiderlin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
51' Amor Layouni is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
52' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 52 minute. Bozhidar Kraev leaves to be changed by Kosta Barbarouses.
57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Amor Layouni departs to be replaced by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
65' Aidan Simmons adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
69' Tim Payne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
73' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Mauragis. He replaces Sam Sutton on 73 minute.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callan Elliot.
79' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Steven Peter Ugarkovic is withdrawn and Nicholas Pennington gets his opportunity.
84' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Rufer.
87' GOAL! Kusini Yengi fires home to make it 4-0!
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4-0 Wellington Phoenix FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Morgan Schneiderlin
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Kusini Yengi 79'
5
Tomislav Mrcela
11
Amor Layouni ↓ Yeni N'Gbakoto 61'
3
Adama Traore
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
17
Romain Amalfitano ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 79'
31
Aidan Simmons

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis ↓ Lucas Mauragis 73'
20
Oliver Sail
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Kosta Barbarouses 52'
31
Yan Sasse
17
Callan Elliot
6
Tim Payne ↓ Joshua Laws 73'
19
Sam Sutton ↓ Alex Rufer 73'
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Nicholas Pennington 79'
9
Oskar Zawada

Bench

7
Kosta Barbarouses ↑ 52'
14
Alex Rufer ↑ 73'
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 73'
12
Lucas Mauragis ↑ 73'
21
Joshua Laws ↑ 73'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 79'
40
Alex Paulsen

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

2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-03-10 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC56% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC21%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

44%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC42% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC18%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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