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

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

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

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Kate Jacewicz

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

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

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.
1' What a strike from Zac Sapsford! The score is 1-0.
6' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' A stunning finish from Bozhidar Kraev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' The 20-year-old Nathan Walker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' 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.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' The supporters are chanting for Matt Sheridan. He replaces Paulo Retre on 46 minute.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
59' GOAL! Hideki Ishige fires home to make it 2-1!
64' Marcus Antonsson gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Zac Sapsford and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Magnificent from Marcus Antonsson! That is 22 goals in 248 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' Matt Sheridan, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Hideki Ishige is replaced by Luke Brooke-Smith on 75 minute.
77' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 77 minute. Brandon Borrello leaves to be changed by James Temelkovski.
82' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jack Clisby is replaced by Oscar Priestman.
90' 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.
The final score is 4-1.

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
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

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.