Perth Glory vs Wellington Phoenix: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: HBF Park (20500 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the A-League, Perth Glory holding 10th place and Wellington Phoenix lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (0) in A-League
  • All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Perth Glory form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Perth Glory, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in A-League, have to build on here at HBF Park in the A-League.

Perth drew their last game, 1-1 away at Newcastle Jets (placed 11th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sydney (0-1).

Joel Chianese was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Newcastle Jets after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Perth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won seven times, drawn one and lost one.

Perth can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 12 times. Perth Glory have conceded 8 from these games.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Ulises Dávila, Jaushua Sotirio and Ben Waine scored in Wellington's previous match, the home game against Western United that ended 3-2. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Melbourne City.

We have checked recent matches where Wellington have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were one victory, six draws and nine defeats.

Wellington has another fixture away, a A-League game, against Western United in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The travelling fans enjoy Wellington's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Wellington Phoenix have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Wellington Phoenix - Perth 3-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Perth Glory victories, one draw and three Wellington Phoenix wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Perth GloryB. Fornaroli Mezza
B. Fornaroli Mezza
8 goals
Wellington PhoenixU. Dávila Plascencia
U. Dávila Plascencia
7 goals
PerthN. D'Agostino
N. D'Agostino
5 goals

Perth Glory missing players

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Perth Glory Wellington Phoenix
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 5 1 Played P 2 6 16
5 3 1 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
7 1 0 Lost L 1 3 8
25 12 2 Scored S 2 9 26
29 8 1 Conceded C 2 10 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
73% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 62%
33% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 31%
13% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 25%
73% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 69%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 12%
27% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 17% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 1.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.9 10.4 6 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 14.7 16.3
4.6 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3 4.2
36% 50% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 38%
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • All of Perth Glory's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Perth Glory have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perth Glory have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in A-League
  • Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (0) in A-League
  • Perth Glory have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in A-League
  • Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Central Coast Mariners 16 9 3 4 27 19 9 5 2 2 15 11 7 4 1 2 12 8 8 30
2 Melbourne City 15 9 1 5 31 18 6 5 0 1 15 7 9 4 1 4 16 11 13 28
3 Sydney 16 7 5 4 21 14 9 4 3 2 9 7 7 3 2 2 12 7 7 26
4 Adelaide United 15 8 2 5 26 24 7 5 1 1 11 6 8 3 1 4 15 18 2 26
5 Macarthur 16 8 2 6 20 21 8 3 2 3 12 11 8 5 0 3 8 10 -1 26
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 17 6 7 4 26 24 8 3 2 3 14 12 9 3 5 1 12 12 2 25
7 Brisbane Roar 14 5 5 4 19 16 7 2 3 2 10 8 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 20
8 Western United 14 6 2 6 23 22 7 4 2 1 12 7 7 2 0 5 11 15 1 20
9 Wellington Phoenix 16 5 3 8 26 26 10 3 2 5 17 16 6 2 1 3 9 10 0 18
10 Perth Glory 15 5 3 7 25 29 5 3 1 1 12 8 10 2 2 6 13 21 -4 18
11 Newcastle Jets 17 3 3 11 14 25 9 1 1 7 7 16 8 2 2 4 7 9 -11 12
12 Melbourne Victory 15 3 2 10 15 35 8 2 0 6 9 21 7 1 2 4 6 14 -20 11

Read more about A-League

The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.