Apr 24th features a match where Wellington Phoenix hosts Western Sydney Wanderers at Westpac Stadium 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 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Wellington Phoenix, recorded a 0-4 loss against Central Coast Mariners. Béni NKololo struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 25th minute, then Jason Cummings added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Wellington Phoenix couldn’t muster any offence and Central Coast Mariners ran away with the shutout win. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Western Sydney Wanderers is fresh off their 3-2 win against Newcastle Jets. Steven Ugarkovic scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 6th minute, then Jack Rodwell added another in the 18th minute on a feed from James Troisi. Western Sydney Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix last played eachother at the Westpac Stadium on the 3rd of December. Western Sydney Wanderers took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Tomer Hemed struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 66th minute, then Johnny Koutroumbis added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wellington Phoenix couldn’t manage to score, and Western Sydney Wanderers took the shutout win.
Western Sydney Wanderers’s top weapon lately has been Steven Ugarkovic, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Jaushua Sotirio and Gael Sandoval have been the hottest scorers for Wellington Phoenix in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.