4th vs 5th: Phoenix vs Perth Glory
The Wellington Phoenix finished on the final A-League ladder to get the right to host the the finals knockout match against Perth Glory who finished fifth.
The two teams have got contrasting home and away forms.
The Phoenix lost just one match at home and in the process accumulated 26 points.
The Glory have an even better home record also losing just one match and getting 28 points but unfortunately they are not playing at home in this match.
The Glory's away record was the second worst in the league winning just three matches away and they will need a huge improvement on that to beat the Phoenix.
Here is head-to-head comparison for the two teams:
| Perth Glory | Wellington Phoenix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 27 | 27 | |||
| Points | 39 | 40 | |||
| Drawn | 6 | 10 | |||
| Won | 11 | 10 | |||
| Lost | 10 | 7 | |||
| Goal difference | 6 | 8 | |||
| Clean sheets | 9 | 10 | |||
| Failed to score | 5 | 6 | |||
| Goals scored | 40 | 37 | |||
| Goals conceded | 34 | 29 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.5 | 1.4 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 | 1.1 | |||
| Biggest win | Perth Glory 4 - 0 Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix 6 - 0 Gold Coast | |||
| Biggest loss | Melbourne Victory 6 - 2 Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory 4 - 0 Wellington Phoenix | |||
| Score 3 or more | 4 | 5 | |||
| Concede 3 or more | 2 | 4 | |||
| Home matches | |||||
| Played | 13 | 13 | |||
| Points | 28 | 26 | |||
| Drawn | 4 | 5 | |||
| Won | 8 | 7 | |||
| Lost | 1 | 1 | |||
| Goal difference | 15 | 18 | |||
| Goals scored | 23 | 25 | |||
| Goals conceded | 8 | 7 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.8 | 1.9 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||
| Away matches | |||||
| Played | 14 | 14 | |||
| Points | 11 | 14 | |||
| Drawn | 2 | 5 | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |||
| Lost | 9 | 6 | |||
| Goal difference | -9 | -10 | |||
| Goals scored | 17 | 12 | |||
| Goals conceded | 26 | 22 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.2 | 0.9 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.9 | 1.6 | |||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | Perth Glory | 1 |
| 2007/8 | 11 | Perth Glory | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
| 2007/8 | 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | Perth Glory | 0 |
| 2008/9 | 5 | Perth Glory | 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 |
| 2008/9 | 10 | Perth Glory | 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 |
| 2008/9 | 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | Perth Glory | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | Perth Glory | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | Perth Glory | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 24 | Perth Glory | 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 |
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