Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Sydney FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Fri 17 Jul 2020 · 09:30 UTC Netstrata Jubilee Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 38' Alex Rufer
Y 62' Jaushua Sotirio
Alexander Baumjohann 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Lance Greenshields
  • Referee Matthew McOrist

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

7
4
5
Sydney FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Sydney FC 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-02-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC 2019-01-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
21 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
14 Mar Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
07 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 4–1 W
28 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
23 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–0 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Sydney FC A 1–3 L
15 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 3–0 W
08 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–1 W
21 Feb Western United FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–4 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Luke Ivanovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 215 appearances.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Callum McCowatt comes on to replace Ben Waine.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Taylor, as he is very good at scoring at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 62' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' Ulises Davila is replacing Jaushua Sotirio for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • 66' GOAL! Reno Piscopo fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 69' Another change for Sydney FC made on 69 minute. Anthony Caceres leaves to be changed by Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 74' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Adam Le Fondre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' The England Adam Le Fondre breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-1!
  • 81' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexander Baumjohann on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Matti Steinmann by Brandon Wilson on 87 minute.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Trent Buhagiar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Luke Ivanovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Le Fondre on 90 minute.
  • 90' Trent Buhagiar does the damage! The net is bulging and Sydney FC surge ahead!
  • With this win, Sydney FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

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

2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Sydney FC 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-02-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC 2019-01-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC

Sydney FC Form

2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-03-14 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC W 2020-02-28 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2020-02-23 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Sydney FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-02-07 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC58% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC19%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
42%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC41% Draw43% Wellington Phoenix FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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