A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Team Wellington fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Wellington Phoenix Res's 6th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Team Wellington has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premiership
- Wellington Phoenix Res have scored in all their away matches so far.
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.
Team Wellington form and stats
Team Wellington have collected seven points from their first three Premiership games here at David Farrington Park, a promising start.
Wellington travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hawke's Bay United that ended 2-2.
Opportunity lost for Wellington in the Hawke's Bay United match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
The Wellington manager S. Hales has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. On the other hand, Wellington have conceded 4 goals.
Wellington Phoenix Res form and stats
Wellington Phoenix Res are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premiership, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Wellington played 1-1 against Waitakere United in their previous match. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Canterbury United.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Wellington Phoenix Res are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Wellington manager P. Temple has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Team Wellington and Wellington Phoenix Res have met before this season: Wellington Phoenix Res - Wellington 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Wellington wins - draws - Wellington Phoenix Res wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Watson 4 goals |  J. Rocha de Carvalho Moreira 3 goals |  R. Bidois 3 goals |
Team Wellington missing players
Wellington Phoenix Res missing players
| Team Wellington | Wellington Phoenix Res | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 25% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 40% | 41% |
- All of Team Wellington's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Wellington Phoenix Res's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Team Wellington has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premiership
- Team Wellington has the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Team Wellington have not yet lost a game.
- Team Wellington have scored in all their matches so far.
- Team Wellington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix Res have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix Res 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 | Auckland City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Canterbury United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Waitakere United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |