Thursday , 2 July 2026

Western United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Western United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 28 Dec 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Aaron Calver 10' Y
Jerry Skotadis 34' Y
Connor Pain 37' Y
Y 44' Reno Piscopo
Dario Jertec 68' Y
Y 88' Steven Taylor

Overview

Match Preview

Western United 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

3
2
8
Western United FC 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC

Recent Form

Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–3 L
20 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 3–1 W
01 Dec Sydney FC H 0–2 L
24 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–1 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Western United FC A 3–1 W
21 Dec Sydney FC H 2–2 D
14 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–0 D
07 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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 game is set. Wellington Phoenix FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jerry Skotadis.
  • 37' The referee shows Western United FC player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 41' with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Ball makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Reno Piscopo is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' The 40-year-old Besart Berisha has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' What a strike from Callum McCowatt! The score is 0-2.
  • 60' Alessandro Diamanti, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 68' Dario Jertec was booked on 68.
  • 73' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Ulises Davila gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 88' Steven Taylor was booked on 88.
  • 89' A goal from the Italy international Alessandro Diamanti! He fires home on 89 to make it 1-3!
  • With this win, Wellington Phoenix FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bozhidar Kraev 3
Oskar Zawada 3
Jaushua Sotirio 3
Ulises Davila 2
Alessandro Diamanti 2
Matthew Grimaldi 2
Besart Berisha 2
Ben Waine 2

Head to Head

2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC

Western United FC Form

2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-12-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2019-12-13 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Western United FC W 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-12-01 Western United FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2019-11-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-12-28 Western United FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-11-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Western United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Western United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Western United FC30% Draw29% Wellington Phoenix FC41%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

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 United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
70%
Western United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western United FC22% Draw47% Wellington Phoenix FC31%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap Western United FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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