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

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A League · 2018-19

Sydney FC

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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

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Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee James Cleal
Referee Owen Goldrick
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

Standings

#	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#8
39	Points	33
26	Played	26
11 / 6 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
33	Scored	36
25	Conceded	48
+8	GD	-12
1.50	PPG	1.27
42%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sydney FC

Tiago 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

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Sydney FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' Brilliant from the ! Roy Krishna makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 21.
26' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Brilliant from the ! Roy Krishna makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 30.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Corica might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Steven Taylor is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
40' Josh Brillante was booked on 40.
41' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Yellow card on 41.
46' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Paulo Retre is replaced by Siem de Jong.
51' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
56' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
59' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Roy Krishna trudges off to be replaced by David Williams on 59 minutes.
61' Michael Zullo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' Danny DeSilva gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Brandon O'Neill and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Tom Doyle gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Liberato Cacace and will look to change the dynamic.
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brandon O'Neill is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sydney FC.
78' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Alex Rufer has done his job and it is now time for Dylan Fox to step up.
85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' Michael Zullo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Sydney FC are in front.
Sydney FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wellington Phoenix FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Danny DeSilva ↑ 65'
20
Alex Cisak
2
Aaron Calver
22
Siem de Jong ↑ 46'
31
Luke Ivanovic ↑ 80'

Coach Steve Corica

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Tom Doyle ↑ 68'
6
Dylan Fox ↑ 80'
11
David Williams ↑ 59'
23
Max Burgess
40
Ante Covic

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Ulises Davila	3
Adam Le Fondre	3
Rhyan Grant	2
Reno Piscopo	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Kosta Barbarouses	2
Roy Krishna	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC37% Draw27% Wellington Phoenix FC36%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

63%

Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC27% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC29%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Clean Sheet