There is optimism in Western Sydney Wanderers at this point, with their 4th place in the A-League table and looking forward to facing Wellington Phoenix (who are placed 5th).
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (24) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in A-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Western Sydney Wanderers have to build on here at Spotless Stadium in the A-League.
Western Sydney Wanderers's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Melbourne Victory (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Manager Rudan felt very clever after Layouni scored the winning goal against Melbourne Victory, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 55th minute. Borrello (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.74/10. Borrello scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.
2-2 away at Macarthur before that.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Wanderers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 1.
The Western Sydney Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Western Sydney Wanderers have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the A-League. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Wellington have lost on their last two travels.
Wellington Phoenix played 2-2 against Brisbane Roar in their previous match. Attacker Zawada got a player rating of 8.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Zawada scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the Wellington Phoenix manager Talay faced defeat when travelling to Melbourne City and losing 1-4.Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Wellington have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Wellington Phoenix's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Wellington Phoenix - Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Wanderers victories, two draws and five Wellington Phoenix wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Zawada 14 goals |   B. Borrello 11 goals |  B. Kraev 7 goals |
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 38 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 88% |
| 38% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 71% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 45% | 50% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 6.4 | 7.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.5 | 12.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 37% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 24% | 31% |
| 12.3 | 12.8 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
- Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (24) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (6) at home in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (9) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (15) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers 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 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 8 | Western United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
