Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

5
5
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Wellington Phoenix FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 9' The Australia Brandon Borrello breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
  • 14' It’s high time Mark Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' Magnificent from Calem Nieuwenhof! That is 7 goals in 215 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 51' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Bozhidar Kraev exits the field as Kosta Barbarouses enters on 52.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Amor Layouni departs to be replaced by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 65' Aidan Simmons doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Tim Payne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' The whistle greets Sam Sutton as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Callan Elliot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Nicholas Pennington is replacing Steven Peter Ugarkovic for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • 84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Alex Rufer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Kusini Yengi doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Another three points for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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.