The Hyundai A-League heads to Ballarat on Saturday as Western United FC host Mark Rudan’s former club Wellington Phoenix.
United’s strong start to life as a Hyundai A-League club – which started with a 1-0 win in Wellington in Round 1 – shows no signs of slowing down as we head towards 2020.
Rudan’s troops are on a three-game unbeaten run and are currently in third spot entering Round 12.
While United’s recent form is encouraging it’s nothing compared to the Phoenix who have gone six games without defeat.
Last weekend’s 2-2 draw with champions Sydney FC underlined Wellington’s purple-patch right now and if not for a ‘miss of the season’ contender from Mexican star Ulises Davila they would have taken all three points.
Still, confidence and motivation should be running high for both clubs in this Saturday afternoon clash, which can be seen LIVE and FREE on ABC TV.
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Saturday, 28 December 2019
Kick-off: 5pm AEDT
Venue: Mars Stadium
Broadcast: ABC TV, FOX Sports 505
Stream: MyFootball Live App, Kayo Sports, ABC iView
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Did you know?
- Western United FC picked up a 1-0 win in their last A-League game against Wellington Phoenix, which also happened to be their first ever game in the competition.
- Western United have won three of their last five A-League games played in Victoria (L2); though, they were kept goalless in their two losses in that period.
- Western United’s Andrew Durante boasts a passing accuracy of 91.4% this A-League campaign, the second-highest of any player to have made at least 200 passes.
- Wellington Phoenix are undefeated in their last six A-League games (W3, D3), having conceded only one first-half goal in that period.
- Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) has made 41 total shots (inc. blocks) this A-League campaign, more than any other player.
