On the 21st of January, Wellington Phoenix will host Western United in a meeting of these two A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Wellington Phoenix is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Adelaide United. George Blackwood scored the first goal for Adelaide United in the 7th minute, then Craig Goodwin added another in the 54th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wellington Phoenix couldn’t manage to score, and Adelaide United took the shutout win. Wellington Phoenix looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Western United, recorded a 1-3 loss against Melbourne Victory. Jason Geria struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 18th minute, then Joshua Brillante added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Francesco Margiotta. Western United is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Wellington Phoenix won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Both Dylan Wenzel-Halls and Pain have been the hottest scorers for Western United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Wellington Phoenix is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jaushua Sotirio and Gary Hooper each only have 1 goal in their last 5.