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Aron Wright - February 15, 2023
Western United vs Wellington Phoenix Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Australian A-League on Friday, 17 February 2023.
Western United are placed second to last in the table, and they have just four wins to their name all through the league campaign.
Meanwhile, Wellington are in possession of the sixth spot, and as such are still in running for a spot in the playoffs.
Wellington won four of the past six overall h2h encounters, and managed to win seven of the past ten meetings too. As a matter of fact, they lost just twice against this opponent in the past four-year period.
Phoenix lost only five times in the past six months, and lost just thrice on the road in all competitions, since August. On top of that they have also have a dominant h2h record against this opponent.
On the other hand, Western United are on a two-fixture losing streak, and they won just four times in total in the past six months.
All in all, it surely appears that Wellington Phoenix have the edge this Friday, and are expected to deliver a hard-fought win.
Western United let in three goals in their latest fixture, and managed just three clean sheets at home, going back to May of 2022.
Phoenix have a similar story to share as well – as they let in two or more goals in their last three fixtures in a row. Note that they also conceded five goals from their past two road trips combined.
Moreover, the latest h2h encounter was a five-goal thriller, and four of the past six meetings did witness three or more goals.
Things really do look in the direction of goals coming in plenty this weekend.
Favorites Wellington let in five goals from their past two road trips combined, and they have just three clean sheets to their name on the road in the past eight months.
And most of all, 100% of h2h encounters at this venue had goals from both teams in the past two decades – barring just two games.
Likely, chances are quite high for goals to come in huge numbers this Friday.
Western United are placed second to last in the league table, and have just four wins in total so far in their campaign. By all means they are a prime contender to get relegated.
On top of that they have a poor h2h record against this opponent over the years. In fact, Wellington have a 100% winning record at this venue in h2h meetings, barring just two fixtures.
Meanwhile, Phoenix lost just thrice on the road since August, and by all means they have the edge this weekend at the York Park. A win for them is placed at 2.80.
Moving on, both teams are struggling with their defense, and have done so in previous h2h encounters as well. As a matter of fact, Western United have just three clean sheets to their name at home since May, while Phoenix have just three clean sheets on the road in the past eight months.
As such, the Both Teams to Score wager looks quite appealing at an odd of 1.67.
