Sunday , 16 August 2026

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 04:00 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joshua Brillante 70' Y
Nicolas Milanovic 83' Y
Y 90' Kosta Barbarouses

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Ben Abraham
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
06 May Sydney FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
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
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
05 May Adelaide United FC A 0–2 L
29 Apr Macarthur FC A 1–0 W
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

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' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have kicked off against Wellington Phoenix FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Alex Rufer, a New Zealand , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Pierias, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Pierias departs to be replaced by Lachlan Brook.
  • 62' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Brandon Borrello is withdrawn and Zac Sapsford gets his opportunity.
  • 67' 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 Lawrence Thomas suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 73' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Bozhidar Kraev by Ben Old on 73 minute.
  • 78' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Nicolas Milanovic on 83 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Tom Beadling. He replaces Jorrit Hendrix on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kosta Barbarouses on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Fin Conchie gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-05-05 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-29 Macarthur FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC45% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
55%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw47% Wellington Phoenix FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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