National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Western United or Wellington Phoenix that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Western and Wellington Phoenix.
Western United form and stats
Only two A-League home games for Western United so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The Western goalkeeper Jamie Young is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 195 minutes without conceding a goal in the A-League.
A strong away win for Western against Melbourne City the last match, as Dylan Wenzel-Halls were on target. Goalkeeper Jamie Young got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.13 out of ten. Young stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Western United had a A-League home game versus Perth Glory which ended with a victory 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the A-League game versus Brisbane Roar in only four days. This game is also played here at GMHBA Stadium.
At GMHBA Stadium, Western United has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
They also participated in Ffa Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.Playing away, Wellington Phoenix have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the A-League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Western Sydney Wanderers game have they lost an away game, meaning Wellington has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Wellington failed to get anything from their last game, a A-League home match vs Western Sydney Wanderers that ended with defeat 0-2. Defender Joshua Laws was the best team player with a rating of 7.05. Laws hit one key pass and won 2 of 2 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.Wellington Phoenix have another fixture away in just three nights, a A-League game vs Newcastle Jets. A strenuous schedule for the guests!
It's early days yet, but Wellington Phoenix has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Western victory, one draw and four Wellington Phoenix wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Wenzel-Halls 2 goals |   G. Hooper 2 goals |  J. Sotirio 1 goals |
Western United missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Western United | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 16.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 24% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 16.8 | 16.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 16.4 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 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 Victory | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Western United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sydney | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |