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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
9' Brandon Borrello does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
14' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' It’s high time Mark Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Calem Nieuwenhof makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are in front.
36' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
41' Oliver Sail has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
51' Sam Sutton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 209 appearances.
52' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Bozhidar Kraev departs to be replaced by Kosta Barbarouses.
57' Milos Ninkovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Yeni N'Gbakoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amor Layouni at the 61 minute mark.
65' The Australia Aidan Simmons breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 3-0!
69' Tim Payne is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
73' Lucas Mauragis gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Sam Sutton and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Callan Elliot picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
79' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Nicholas Pennington comes on to replace Steven Peter Ugarkovic.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
86' Alex Rufer was booked on 86.
87' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kusini Yengi makes no mistake. 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.