Mar 12th features a match where Wellington Phoenix and Sydney will play a match in Wellington in a clash of the A-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Wellington Phoenix sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Newcastle Jets. Elliot struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 40th minute on a feed from Bozhidar Kraev, then Oskar Zawada added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot. Wellington Phoenix should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sydney is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Melbourne Victory. Anthony Caceres struck first for Sydney in the 35th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Melbourne Victory couldn’t muster any offence and Sydney ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sydney should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sat Jan 7th, Wellington Phoenix won by a score of 1 to 0. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sydney was frustrated by Wellington Phoenix’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wellington Phoenix ended the match with the shutout victory.
Adam Le Fondre has been the most prolific scorer on Sydney in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Oskar Zawada has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Wellington Phoenix.