Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Western Sydney Wanderers 12

Referee Stats

Benjamin Abraham

19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.37
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	32%
Draws	42%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Wellington Phoenix outshot their opponent (18-10).
Western Sydney Wanderers controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.46 / 1.77

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-9

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 1.15 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 0.62

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.31

PPG

0.62

1.46

1.15

1.77

1.85

77%

O2.5

62%

69%

BTTS

54%

46%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th

Wellington Phoenix points33

Western Sydney Wanderers points21

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Western Sydney Wanderers: #12 · 21 pts · GD -16

22 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-10

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Western Sydney Wanderers score away69%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first67%

Western Sydney Wanderers score first38%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 33% · Western Sydney Wanderers 25%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 27.8' · Western Sydney Wanderers 12.8'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.77 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers score away1.15 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.85 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix score 4% below league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 32% above league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

354

453

Passes Accurate

283

378

Passes %

80%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Eze

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Payne

38'

38' A. Rufer

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Borello

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thurgate

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Nagasawa

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Payne

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Najjarine

1st substitution · For: S. Kartum

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Payne

2nd substitution · For: M. Sheridan

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Ugarković

1st substitution · For: H. Ibusuki

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Piper

3rd substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Wellington Phoenix beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Wellington Phoenix took the lead at 16' when I. Eze scored, with the assist credited to T. Payne, making the score 1-0. A. Rufer received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 38'. Western Sydney Wanderers leveled the score at 41' when B. Borello scored, with the assist credited to A. Thurgate, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Wellington Phoenix took the lead at 56' when K. Nagasawa scored, with the assist credited to T. Payne, making the score 2-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. Najjarine replacing S. Kartum. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 62', with T. Payne replacing M. Sheridan. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 78', with S. Ugarković replacing H. Ibusuki. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Piper replacing L. Brooke-Smith.

Wellington Phoenix used 3 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 1 substitution. Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card.