On Feb 17th, Western United and Wellington Phoenix will play a match in Footscray in a A-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Western United, recorded a 2-3 loss against Adelaide United. Botic scored the first goal for Western United in the 43rd minute, then Aleksandar Prijović added another in the 48th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a penalty goal by Craig Goodwin. Western United is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Wellington Phoenix is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Macarthur. Bozhidar Kraev struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 4th minute, then Ulises Dávila got the equalizer for Macarthur in the 32nd minute on a feed from Daniel Arzani But luckily in the 49th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Moudi Najjar. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Nov 13th, Western United was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 22nd minute, then Bozhidar Kraev added another in the 59th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Diamanti to cap off a wild match.
Wellington Phoenix is glad to have Oskar Zawada in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Western United’s most prolific scorer has been Lachlan Wales. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.