Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Sydney FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 06:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Brillante 40' Y
Alex Brosque 41' Y
Michael Zullo 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee James Cleal
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Jonathon Barreiro
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Sydney FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-08 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–3 L
01 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W
25 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
02 Nov Melbourne City FC A 3–0 W
27 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sydney FC A 3–1 W
02 Dec Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D
24 Nov Adelaide United FC H 1–3 L
09 Nov Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
03 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–3 L
28 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix FC
#2 Position #1
7 Points 10
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 0
7 Scored 7
4 Conceded 1
+3 GD +6
1.75 PPG 2.50
50% Win % 75%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sydney FC
Aly Toure 4 G 1 A
Oriola Sunday 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Popovic 1 G
Rhys Youlley 1 G
Wellington Phoenix FC
Corban Piper 3 G
Riley Bidois 2 G
Nathan Walker 1 G 1 A
Rafael Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Sydney FC have won 348 goals from 219 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The 38-year-old David Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Roy Krishna gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Against the run of play, Roy Krishna has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 35' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 38' Steven Taylor doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' Josh Brillante picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Alex Brosque picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Siem de Jong. He replaces Paulo Retre on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marko Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! David Williams comes on to replace Roy Krishna.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Michael Zullo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Danny DeSilva comes on to replace Brandon O'Neill.
  • 68' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Liberato Cacace departs to be replaced by Tom Doyle.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Alex Rufer makes way for Dylan Fox at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 89' What a strike from Michael Zullo! The score is 1-3.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 3
Kosta Barbarouses 3
Ulises Davila 3
Oskar Zawada 2
Robert Mak 2
Rhyan Grant 2
Reno Piscopo 2
Trent Buhagiar 2

Head to Head

2018-12-08 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC

Sydney FC Form

2018-12-08 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2018-12-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2018-11-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2018-10-27 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2018-12-08 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-12-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2018-11-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2018-10-28 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.75 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 56% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC23% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC51%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
77%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC12% Draw47% Wellington Phoenix FC41%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.7%
0 – 2
12.3%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 4
3.1%
1 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 10% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 25% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 19% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.