Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 06:00 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Kate Jacewicz

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
08 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W
02 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	3–4	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
14 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
07 Dec	Auckland FC	A	1–2	L
24 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
10 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–0	W
02 Nov	Auckland FC	H	0–2	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' The ball is rolling at CommBank Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wellington Phoenix FC.
1' Zac Sapsford adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
6' Brandon Borrello has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 493 appearances.
10' Bozhidar Kraev has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' Dean Pelekanos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
20' 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.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kazuki Nagasawa scoring 1 goals.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Paulo Retre makes way for Matt Sheridan at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
51' 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.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' GOAL! Hideki Ishige fires home to make it 2-1!
64' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Antonsson is hanging Zac Sapsford on the field on 64 minute.
66' What composure from Marcus Antonsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 3-1.
71' 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.
75' Luke Brooke-Smith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hideki Ishige at the 75 minute mark.
77' James Temelkovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brandon Borrello on 77 minute.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jack Clisby is replaced by Oscar Priestman on 85 minute.
90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4-1 Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ James Temelkovski 77'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Oscar Priestman 85'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Aydan Hammond 64'
13
Dean Pelekanos
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante ↓ Mata 77'
4
Alex Bonetig
5
Dylan Scicluna
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 64'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 77'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 64'
30
Jordan Holmes
18
Oscar Priestman ↑ 85'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 64'
27
James Temelkovski ↑ 77'

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
8
Paulo Retre ↓ Matt Sheridan 46'
14
Alex Rufer
9
Hideki Ishige
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 75'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton ↓ Nathan Walker 46'
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
15
Isaac Hughes ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 75'
3
Corban Piper

Bench

12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 75'
30
Alby Kelly-Heald
30
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 75'
27
Matt Sheridan ↑ 46'
23
Luke Supyk
41
Nathan Walker ↑ 46'

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC52% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC25%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

48%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC37% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC23%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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