On Saturday Jan 28th, in week 14, Wellington Phoenix hosts Perth Glory in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 4th placed Wellington Phoenix, recorded a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. Rufer struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 32nd minute on a feed from Joshua Laws, then Oskar Zawada added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Elliot. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Wellington Phoenix should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Perth Glory, recorded a 3-1 win against Melbourne Victory. Ryan Williams scored the first goal for Perth Glory in the 37th minute, but Joshua Brillante got the equalizer for Melbourne Victory in the 69th minute. Perth Glory is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Nib Stadium, Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix battled to a 1-1 draw. David Williams struck first for Perth Glory in the 22nd minute, then Oskar Zawada tied it up for Wellington Phoenix in the 31st minute on a feed from Yan Sasse squeezing out at least the one point for Wellington Phoenix.
Adam Taggart has been the most prolific scorer on Perth Glory in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Oskar Zawada has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Wellington Phoenix.