Wellington Phoenix vs Western United predictions for Sunday's A-League game
Phoenix aims for a 4th consecutive win against Western United
Phoenix have a strong home record, winning 10 of their last 13 games
Tip: Wellington Phoenix v Western United | Odds |
Wellington Phoenix Win Full-Time Result | @1.98 |
Wellington Phoenix Win To Nil | @3.85 |
Wellington Phoenix vs Western United Preview
Wellington Phoenix have won three in a row against Western United and are tipped to make that four straight with an A-League Round 1 victory.
Wellington Phoenix have won 10 of their last 13 home games
Wellington Phoenix have won to nil in their last 3 matches against Western United
Wellington Phoenix have won 5 of their last 6 home games against Western United
Western United are winless in 12 of their last 14 away games
Head To Head
Phoenix have won the last three meetings between the teams, not conceding a single goal and scoring six themselves.
Wellington have also won five of their last six home games against Western.
Wellington Phoenix Form
It was a hugely successful season for Wellington Phoenix last term, with the Kiwi club finishing the regular season in second spot on the ladder after winning 15 of their 27 matches.
Phoenix couldn't step up in the finals series, however, bowing out to Melbourne Victory over two legs.
Backing up last season will be a challenge and Phoenix didn't have the chance to generate much momentum in the Australia Cup, suffering a 1-0 loss to South Melbourne in the R32.
Wellington Phoenix Team News
Wellington have lost some key players for this season, with the likes of Oskar Zawada, Alex Paulsen and Bozhidar Kraev all departing.
In some good news for Phoenix fans, flying winger Marco Rojas returns to the club after debuting back in 2009.
Western United Form
It was a nightmare season for Western United in 2023/24 with John Aloisi's side ending the campaign in 11th spot on the ladder, winning just seven of their 27 games.
Aloisi can arguably count himself lucky to still be in a job and it looks like being another long season for Western unless he can turn things around drastically.
They didn't even qualify for the Australia Cup R32 in pre-season, suffering a crushing 4-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets in the preliminary round.
Western United also went down 2-1 in a pre-season friendly to George Cross - a team who play in the NPL2 in Victoria.
Western United Team News
With the likes of Daniel Penha, Lachie Wales and Josh Risdon all departing, it's looking like an uphill battle for Western to challenge for the top six.