Match Preview

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 10 Match Preview

Giancarlo Italiano is playing down his first head-to-head meeting with Ufuk Talay. Talay guided the Wellington Phoenix to the Isuzu UTE A-League finals in three of his four years as head coach, with Italiano his assistant. On Friday night the...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 10 Match Preview

Carrying their home form across the Tasman is the next challenge for the Wellington Phoenix in the 2023-24 Liberty A-League. The Phoenix women’s best start to a season has been built on the team’s results in New Zealand. The Nix...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 9 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix have quickly moved on from their most disappointing result of the 2023-24 Liberty A-League season to date. The Phoenix relinquished a 1-0 halftime lead to lose 2-1 to then bottom of the table Adelaide United last Saturday....

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 8 Match Preview

A new experience for Giancarlo Italiano and the Wellington Phoenix in the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League. The Phoenix visit unbeaten Macarthur FC in the final match of round nine on Monday night, nine days after suffering their first defeat of...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 8 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix are reading little into Adelaide United’s position on the Liberty A-League ladder ahead of Saturday night’s match in South Australia. The Reds enter round eight at the bottom of the ladder with just two points to show...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 7 Match Preview

Head coach Paul Temple concedes the team’s morale has taken a hit after a challenging week for the Wellington Phoenix women. While the Phoenix continue to fly high in third place on the Liberty A-League ladder, during the international break...

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 7 Match Preview

Giancarlo Italiano is keen to keep a lid on the excitement surrounding the Wellington Phoenix’s start to the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League. The Phoenix are the outright competition leaders for the first time since March 2015. “I try to avoid...

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 6 Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano is tempering expectations ahead of Saturday’s Isuzu UTE A-League match against Western United in Ballarat. The Phoenix enter round six equal top of the competition ladder, having made an unbeaten start to the new...

3 years ago

Isuzu UTE A-League Round 5 Match Preview

The Wellington Phoenix’s proud record in Auckland will be put to the test on Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix men have only been beaten once in 16 matches in Tāmaki Makaurau, but face a number of challenges at Go Media Stadium...

3 years ago

Liberty A-League Round 6 Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple is expecting a bounce back performance from his side in Auckland on Saturday night. The Phoenix play host to top of the table Perth Glory at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart in round six...