Aust. A-League
2021-05-26 - Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Australia : A-League
Venue : Bankwest Stadium
Wednesday 26th May 2021, 1905hrs
The race for a place in the top six of the Australian A-League continues on Wednesday evening with Western Sydney Wanderers playing host to Wellington Phoenix at their Bankwest Stadium with both teams level on 31 points apiece and both vying for a top six finish.
Following recent back-to-back defeats away from home at Perth Glory and nearer to home, Sydney FC, Western Sydney will be eager to return to more familiar surroundings for this upcoming clash as the hosts seek a third home win on the trot in the A-League.
Western Sydney Wanderers had previously posted wins against Sydney FC 3-2 and Western United 5-0 on home soil and having previously beaten Wellington Phoenix 4-3 at home back in March, the hosts will be confident that they can get a result here.
Wellington Phoenix sit one league position above their hosts ahead of this upcoming vital clash on Wednesday night by virtue of a slightly better goal difference and the visitors also bring a solid looking run of eight games without defeat into this encounter.
This unbeaten sequence includes four wins but three of these victories were registered on "home turf" at Wollongong and also at their Sky Stadium in Wellington, while away from home the Phoenix are unbeaten in their last five games which consist of four draws and a win at Perth Glory.
Indeed, Wellington’s away record of 3-5-3 15/14 has the draw featuring prominently while the bigger picture shows that the New Zealand outfit have managed to win just three of their last 13 matches on their travels.
The Betting Verdict
Western Sydney Wanderers have won the previous two meetings at home on the trot over The Phoenix and the hosts look the more likely here as well.
The Pick :
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
