In this 16th week match, on Sun Feb 27th, Western Sydney Wanderers will play host to Wellington Phoenix in a A-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Western Sydney Wanderers, recorded a 0-1 loss against Newcastle Jets. Angus Thurgate scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 61st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle Jets took the shutout win. Western Sydney Wanderers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wellington Phoenix recorded a 1-1 draw against Sydney. David Ball struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 43rd minute on a feed from Gael Sandoval, but Bobô got the equalizer for Sydney in the 67th minute earning Sydney at least a draw. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix last played eachother at the Westpac Stadium on Friday Dec 3rd. Western Sydney Wanderers was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Tomer Hemed scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 66th minute, then Johnny Koutroumbis added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Wellington Phoenix couldn’t muster any offence and Western Sydney Wanderers ran away with the shutout win.
Wellington Phoenix’s most prolific scorer has been Reno Piscopo. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Western Sydney Wanderers’s top weapon lately has been Dimitri Petratos, who has two goals in the last five matches.