Both Wellington Phoenix and Western Sydney Wanderers will be looking for three points to break into the top six when they clash in New Zealand this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 2.30pm AEDT.
For a side not renowned for getting results on the road Wellington Phoenix would be highly satisfied with their most recent trip, which contained a dominant 3-0 win at Newcastle and a 1-1 draw at Perth.
It is crucial that they now begin to re-establish Westpac Stadium as the fortress that it has been in recent seasons.
In the three matches they’ve played in Wellington so far this season the Phoenix have managed one win, one draw and one loss, a record Ricki Herbert will be keen to improve.
Western Sydney Wanderers have earned plenty of admiration over the first two months of the competition, but their form of late has been patchy, with home losses to Newcastle and Melbourne sandwiching a highly credible 1-0 win in Perth.
Today presents another stern test for the Wanderers in travelling across the Tasman for another tough road game, and they’ll do so without the services of key midfield duo Youssef Hersi (suspended) and Aaron Mooy (Socceroos).
But the aforementioned win at Perth and a similiarly professional 1-0 win at Brisbane will give coach Tony Popovic hope that his side can compete on the road.
They should give a good account of themselves today but all signs point to a home victory here.
johnno
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poor crowd again.. looks like you lot got carried away saying ‘the giant has awoken…’ blah blah blah.. you’re all a joke
TC
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We saw the Wanderers' game plan quite clearly today - and why they went to jelly last week when they got the man advantage. Tc
kelvin g
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thumbs down!
kelvin g
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come on wellies, 2-0!!! Louis Fenton is replacing Alex Smith for the home team. Did you know that Wellington scores 36% of their goals between the minutes 76-90? This is the highest percentage in the league.
kelvin g
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the statistics is shots on goal 10/6 to 2/1 , awesome the the wellies!! well done!
kelvin g
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dooms days looming for the away team, last 20mins to show their mettle, no hope, home team take it easy 3 points to up the ante to top six position!! congrats!
kelvin g
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just 2 miserable shots and 59% lions share, no bite and no teeth cutting edge! how ?!
kelvin g
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Looks very weak for the visitors, home team keep score till final whistle home n dry, weak!
kelvin g
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is this helpful , will it work, lets see...do or die 59' SW have replaced Dino Kresinger with Joey Gibbs. This is the first substitution made today by Tony Popovic.
kelvin g
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if score before the hour to equalise 1-1, then see if can pull off the odds to make it 1-2 , try on!
kelvin g
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...not at all good to hear! BAD BAD Sydney Wanderers if they lose, shame!!! Wellington is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0. W. Sydney haven't scored in 1 of their 3 away matches in A-League this season.
kelvin g
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Let Welly make to work to win, cannot just be hopeless and play to lose, hope pull and goal back and see what happens now , quickly
kelvin g
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come on wellis, put the 57% possesion into a goal now!!! WE WANT GOAL!!!
kelvin g
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just miserable dismal single shot on goal for the visitors mean doom to the travelling team? can shinji ono propel the team tranformation in the second half to a turnover? or ...2...3...-0 to the home team?!
kelvin g
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are the wanderers leaving it to fate to succumb defeat at wellington now, today? whats happening?
Doobs
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Three nil Welly.