Carrying a 8 point advantage in the league standings, Wellington Phoenix regulars yearn to see their adored players win full points from this fixture vs Perth Glory.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals (13) in A-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
20 points is a decent return from 9 A-League games here at Leichhardt Oval for Wellington Phoenix. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Wellington Phoenix faced defeat in their previous match, away at Newcastle Jets (0-4). The forward Hooper was named "man of the match" for Wellington Phoenix with a rating of 7.03/10. Hooper hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Brisbane Roar.This is expected to be a close game, with Wellington Phoenix perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wellington as a small favourite), we find 21 games. Wellington Phoenix has won 14 of these, drawn four and lost three.
Wellington Phoenix have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Leichhardt Oval with 16 goals in 9 league matches.
Perth Glory form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Perth Glory so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Perth has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Perth Glory failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Brisbane Roar (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 1-4. Defender Rawlins was the best team player with a rating of 7.34. Rawlins hit the woodwork once and won 7 of 8 duels.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Central Coast Mariners.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Perth Glory playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Perth Glory wins, two draws and four defeats.
It's early days yet, but Perth Glory has scored 8 and conceded 8 goals from their travels in the league so far (8 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wellington three wins, two draws and Perth Glory five victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Fornaroli Mezza 7 goals |   G. Hooper 4 goals |  J. Sotirio 4 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Perth Glory missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Perth Glory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| 26 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 93% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 67% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 31% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 7% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 60% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 38% |
| 13% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 19% |
| 27% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.2 | 14.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8 | 11.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 18.5 | 19.3 | 18.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 16.4 | 14.9 |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
- Perth Glory have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Perth Glory have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals (13) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in A-League
- Perth Glory have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Perth Glory is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in A-League
- 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 | Melbourne City | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Western United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 5 | Sydney | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
