With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Western United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wellington Phoenix.
- Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in A-League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a A-League game only four days ago. That game, against Perth Glory, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Wellington Phoenix.
Western United form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 A-League games here at Whitten Oval for Western United. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Western are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Western United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Western United, as the A-League home game vs Newcastle Jets is only four days away.
The Western fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Western United have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Wellington Phoenix playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wellington Phoenix playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were two Wellington wins, zero draws and one defeat.
A new game in only three days for Wellington Phoenix, the A-League home match versus Adelaide United. Busy days.
Wellington has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wellington have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Wellington Phoenix - Western United 3-2. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Western victory, zero draws and three Wellington Phoenix wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 7 goals |   U. Dávila Plascencia 7 goals |  D. Pierias 5 goals |
Western United missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Western United | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| 22 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 87% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 60% | 38% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 24% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 65% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 45% | 37% |
- Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in A-League
- Western United have the most clean sheets (4) at home in A-League
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 30 |
| 4 | Sydney | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Western United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -27 | 11 |