Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Wellington Phoenix have massively regressed in the 2024/25 A League season as they sit in the bottom-half of the 13-team table ahead of now facing a strong Western Sydney Wanderers side.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 29th March, 2025: UK – 4:00am / US ET – 12:00am / Friday 28th March, 2025: US PT – 9:00pm
How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
Wellington Phoenix Team News: Kelly-Heald out
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Alby Kelly-Heald has picked up an injury over the international so he is now missing between the sticks for Phoenix alongside attacking duo Marco Rojas and Stefan Colakovski.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Oluwayemi; Hughes, Wootton, Sheridan; Payne, Retre, Rufer, L. Kelly-Heald, Sutton; Barbarouses, Chico Geraldes
Unavailable: A. Kelly-Heald (Injured), Rojas (Injured), Colakovski (Injured)
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Western Sydney Wanderers Team News: No Scicluna
The Western Sydney Wanderers have no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues to deal with ahead of their trip to New Zealand this week as only attacking midfielder Dylan Scicluna remains their sole absentee.
Predicted XI (4-2-2-2): Thomas; Cleur, Pantazopoulos, Bonetig, Clisby; Brillante, Moncrieff Priestman; Hammond, Kraev; Borrello, Sapsford
Unavailable: Scicluna (Injured)
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Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction
The Wellington Phoenix come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Sydney in their most recent outing in New South Wales a couple of weeks ago. After finishing as runners’ up in the regular season, they now sit 11th in the A League table ahead of this match day and have managed just five victories in their 20 matches.
They now take on a Western Sydney Wanderers side that have been entertaining to watch throughout the campaign with their 20 A League matches consisting of 81 goals. They are pushing towards the top end of the table, too, with four successive victories ahead of this one, most recently defeating Melbourne Victory by four goals to two.
Given the form of the two sides, siding with the Western Sydney Wanderers would appear the way to go for this one, and it could end up being quite an entertaining clash for the neutral.
Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers Tip: Double chance – Western Sydney Wanderers to win or draw
