Wellington Phoenix has been performing quite well so far this season, with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in 9 league matches, and a 3-point lead at the top of the table.
Phoenix have only conceded 7 goals this season and have 4 shutouts in their last 5 league matches, so there is no doubt that their defensive performance has been the key to their success. From the front to the back, they are very organized, which proves that leader Idaliano and his coaching team have trained the team well.
Although scorer Oscar Sahuada will be out for a while due to an injury, his teammates have shared the responsibility and delivered a good performance. In the last two matches they won 3-0 and 2-0, Babaloussis scored 3 goals, while Pausher Dakaraf and Bin Ott also scored, so their offense seems to be quite good.
FC Sydney recorded 3 wins and 3 losses in their last 6 matches, showing that the team's performance is quite unstable.
But the good news is that they have Rudy Weir back from injury, who scored a goal in the last league match to help the team beat Western Union 4-2, so he will be a key player to improve the team's unstable defense.
Zuruli scored twice last game and has 5 goals in his last 6 games. Another scorer, Fabio Gomes, has also scored last time though he has had a rough time recently, so I think as long as the big names can perform well, the team will hopefully be able to move up to a higher position in the league standings.
