Sydney FC vs Auckland FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sydney FC vs Auckland FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.
- Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Abraham
- Referee Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Auckland FC H 2–2 D 18 Apr Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 02 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D 22 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L 17 Mar Melbourne City FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Sydney FC A 2–2 D 19 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–1 L 11 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Macarthur FC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Sydney FC Auckland FC #5 Position #3 39 Points 42 26 Played 26 11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 6 33 Scored 42 25 Conceded 29 +8 GD +13 1.50 PPG 1.62 42% Win % 42% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this seasonSydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sydney FC0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-602/261-751/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededAuckland FC0-15–/–16-301/331-452/–46-603/261-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sydney FCTiago Quintal 5 G 3 A Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A Campuzano 4 G 3 A Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A Auckland FCSam Cosgrove 12 G 4 A Jesse Randall 9 G 8 A Lachlan Brook 9 G 2 A Guillermo May Bartesaghi 6 G 4 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Auckland FC has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Auckland FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sydney FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Auckland FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Guillermo May Bartesaghi scoring 2 goals.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Howieson. He replaces Luis Gallegos on 22 minute.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Auckland FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Auckland FC that had 52 games and scored 50 goals.
- 42' Auckland FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Guillermo May Bartesaghi. He replaces Logan Rogerson on 46 minute.
- 51' Auckland FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' Sydney FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Garuccio on 56.
- 61' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 66' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Tiago Quintal is replaced by Patrick Wood.
- 67' What a strike from Guillermo May Bartesaghi! The score is 1-1.
- 72' Tiago Quintal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Ahmet Arslan departs to be replaced by Campuzano.
- 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
- 81' It looks surprising Auckland FC does not make any changes. Lachlan Brook has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Cameron Howieson. He receives a card.
- 82' Another substitution for Auckland FC to replace Lachlan Brook by William Gillion on 82 minute.
- 85' Sydney FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexandar Popovic on 85.
- 90' What an equalizer from Guillermo May Bartesaghi!
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Sydney FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
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70
Ahmet Arslan ↓ Campuzano 74'
- 17
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35
Al Hassan Toure ↓ Akol Akon 74'
- 4
- 41
- 8
- 12
- 24
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20
Tiago Quintal ↓ Patrick Wood 66'
- 7
Bench
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9
Campuzano ↑ 74'
- 16
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13
Patrick Wood ↑ 66'
- 1
- 6
- 29
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44
Akol Akon ↑ 74'
Coach Patrick KisnorboAuckland FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 2
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77
Lachlan Brook ↓ William Gillion 82'
- 9
- 6
- 27
- 17
- 23
- 3
- 8
- 21
Bench
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10
Guillermo May Bartesaghi ↑ 46'
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14
William Gillion ↑ 82'
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7
Cameron Howieson ↑ 22'
- 35
- 12
- 52
- 57
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Guillermo May Bartesaghi 2 Adrian Segecic 2 Logan Rogerson 1 Francis De Vries 1 Cameron Howieson 1 Ben Garuccio 1 Alexandar Popovic 1 Nando Pijnaker 1 Head to Head
Sydney FC Form
Auckland FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.15 Sydney FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.27 Auckland FC xGI would bet for: Sydney FC or Auckland FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.42Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Sydney FC or Draw 64%Draw or Auckland FC 66%Sydney FC or Auckland FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 11.1%0 – 1 10.2%1 – 0 9.1%1 – 2 8%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7%2 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 Actual1 – 3 3.4%0 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Sydney FC
Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Auckland FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 21% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Auckland FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.