Canberra United vs Wellington Phoenix

For my next prediction, I remain in the Australian Women’s A-League and will be exploring the crucial match between Canberra United and Wellington Phoenix. This fixture will count for matchday 22, which means only one match will be left to conclude the regular season. Canberra United must avoid a defeat if they want to maintain their position and qualify for the final series playoff tournament. Wellington Phoenix can upset the objectives of Canberra United if they pull out a win in this confrontation. With that in mind, let’s review the recent stats of both teams.

Canberra United – Dilemma

Canberra United has performed significantly better this season compared to the previous one. After 21 matches played, they are 6th on the league table with 27 points. They won 7 matches, drew 6, and lost 8; scoring 24 goals and conceding 30. Their defense has been very porous this season, but much better than last season, when they conceded 47 goals and ended in 11th position with 24 points.

Veteran striker Michelle Heyman has been one of the key players of Coach Antoni Jagarinec’s squad. She has 7 goals to her tally. Youngster Maja Markovski’s 3 goals have also been helpful.

As earlier mentioned, Canberra hasn’t been solid defensively! They conceded on average 2 goals in their last 4 games in their last 4 encounters as seen below:

The matchday 21 away win against Perth Glory was very important, as I meant they would conserve their 6th position while heading to the clash at home to Wellington. Michelle Heman and Mary Stanic scored he 2 goals in that fixture.

Wellington Phoenix – The Last Chance

With just 2 games left, Wellington Phoenix’s equation is simple! They must win their two remaining games to qualify for the playoffs of the Grand Final.

Currently, they occupy the 8th position, the same as last season. After 21 matchdays, they won 8, drew 1, and lost 12, scoring 24 goals (same as Canberra) and conceding 28 in the process.

They are on a 3-game losing streak and have failed to score in their last two matches.

Striker Olivier Fergusson (5 goals) and midfielder Annalie Longo (3 goals) have been key contributors in the squad, and Paul Temple will be counting on them in this all-important matchup.

Canberra United vs Wellington Phoenix Head-to-Head Stats

The H2H record between these two teams is very balanced. In 6 confrontations, each won 3. The last time they met was on 10.11.2024, and Wellington Phoenix lost 0-1 at home.

Prediction

Both teams have been playing decent football recently. Before winning their last game, Canberra was on a 3-game losing streak, while Wellington was on a 3-game losing streak. I anticipate a very tide first-half with very few clear-cut goal-scoring chances, that’s why I’m betting on a draw at half-time at an odd of 2.36. Register on Game2Bet if you want to profit from such high odds.