Wellington Phoenix and Western United have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the A-League.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Westpac Stadium as Wellington Phoenix have scored 14 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the A-League are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Sydney game Wellington Phoenix has been unbeatable here at Westpac Stadium producing four straight wins.
A nice win for Wellington Phoenix last time playing, versus Melbourne City. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with David Ball scoring for the victors. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Perth Glory.
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic did an outstanding job against Melbourne City with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
The Wellington Phoenix fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Western United form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Western United playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
The attacking players of Western United have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 216 minutes.
The manager M. Rudan was unhappy after their last game, a A-League match played at their home ground Whitten Oval. Western United suffered a 0-1 loss to Brisbane Roar (placed 6th). A 0-0 draw at Newcastle Jets's stadium before that.
It's a bit worrying for Western United that their goalkeeper Filip Kurto made six saves in the Brisbane Roar game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
Western United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Western United have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Western United - Wellington Phoenix 1-3. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Wellington Phoenix, zero draws and one win for Western United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 10 goals |   B. Berisha 10 goals |  D. Ball 4 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Western United missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 71% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 24% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 224 | 98 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 62 | 205 |
| 79 | 37 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 26 | 68 |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 35% | 34% |
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Western United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Western United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 14 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 13 |