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

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A League · 2023-24

Western United FC

0 – 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 06:30 UTC Eureka Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jacob Tratt 3' Y

Steven Lustica 33' Y

Y 33' Nicholas Pennington

Y 59' Alex Rufer

Y 90' Sam Sutton

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Eureka Stadium.

Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Western United FC 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-05-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Western United FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
26 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
04 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–5	L
21 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
10 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	5–2	W
28 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Eureka Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Western United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
3' Jacob Tratt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 3.
8' It is a cagey affair so far. Western United FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
13' David Ball has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 128 appearances.
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
33' Steven Lustica picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Western United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Alex Rufer gets a card.
60' A change in the Western United FC ranks — Lachlan Wales exits the field as Nikita Rukavytsya enters on 60.
61' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Lukas Kelly-Heald departs to be replaced by Sam Sutton.
66' It looks surprising Western United FC does not make any changes. Noah Botic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Risdon, as he is very good at scoring at Eureka Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Fin Conchie on, Mohamed Al-Taay off on 77 minutes.
79' A stunning finish from Ben Old — that came from absolutely nowhere!
83' Fresh legs for Western United FC! Matthew Grimaldi comes on to replace Steven Lustica.
88' Sebastian Pasquali has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angus Thurgate on 88 minute.
90' Sam Sutton was booked on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Wellington Phoenix FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Sebastian Pasquali 88'
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Riku Danzaki 60'
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Nikita Rukavytsya 60'
27
Jacob Tratt
11
Daniel Penha
10
Steven Lustica ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 83'
19
Joshua Risdon
38
Noah Botic
1
Thomas Heward-Belle

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Sam Sutton ↑ 61'
24
Oskar van Hattum
25
Jack Duncan
8
Ben Old ↑ 61'
9
Oskar Zawada ↑ 61'
5
Fin Conchie ↑ 77'
23
Luke Supyk

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bozhidar Kraev	3
Oskar Zawada	3
Jaushua Sotirio	3
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Matthew Grimaldi	2
Besart Berisha	2
Ben Waine	2
David Ball	2

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-11-04 Macarthur FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC L 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-10-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.91 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC24% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC48%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Western United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC17% Draw50% Wellington Phoenix FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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