Aust. A-League
2013-03-10 - Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix
A Sports Betting Pick by downunder
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2013
Kick-off: 5pm AEDT 07:00 GNT
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Form:
Western Sydney Wanderers : WWWWW
Home record -- played 12 -- 7 wins 1 draw 4 losses (16:11)
Wellington Phoenix : LLDLW
Away record -- played 11 -- 1 win 2 draws 8 losses (11:29)
Western Sydney Wanderers (1st)
The only thing the wanderers have to worry in this clash is themselves, they are first in the league, they are one win from creating an A-league record for consecutive wins and are playing at home against the bottom team that has won only one away game.
Fellow Sydney A-league team did the Wanderers a favour last night claiming all 3 points from 2nd place Central Coast, so this clash gives the Wanderers a chance to put up a 5 point gap at the top of the table if they can secure a win tonight.
Tony Popovic's Wanderers have a full team sheet to choose from and all players will be trying to impress for starting positions further in the season.
The Wanderers have won their last two matches 1-0 with Mark Bridge providing the assist for both those goals. I reackon he’ll do one better in this encounter and get on the scoresheet today.
Wellington Phoenix (10th)
Chris Greenarce got a first win as coach last week when the Phoenix picked up all the points at home to the Melbourne Heart.
But on the road the Phoenix are the 2nd worst team in the league (Melbourne Heart – the worst) you need to go back to November to witness Wellington’s last away win, and the Phoenix have never had back to back wins this season.
New midfiellder Isaka Cernak returns from injury and Stein Huysegems is not on the plane to Australia for this clash as he is suspended.
There is a reason why the Phoenix have almost half as many points as the Wanderers, it's because they do not have a tight defense, and very rarely do the Phoenix score first, or have the mental capacity to defend a lead.
Most of the Phoenix goals come in the second half, and often once the game has been decided or they are scrapping for a draw.
Head to Head
Played: 2 –
Wins: Wanderers 1, Phoenix 1
Previous encounter
Phoenix 0-2 Wanderers, January 13, 2013
Prediction
The only way the Phoenix will get anything out of this game is if they are firing on all cylinders and the Wanderers have an off day.
This is NOT going to happen, the Wanderers are playing at home in front of a maniacal fan base that will want them to go for the jugular and cement their position at the top of the league.
The Pick :
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 - 0 Wellington Phoenix
BEST BETTING TIP :
Shrimp on the Barbie (main bet)Take Sydney Wanderers to win to nil @ $2.10 at Bet365
and if you after a small salad with that (small bet) ...
Take Sydney Wanderers to Win 4-0 @ $20.00 at BetVictor
