Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sydney FC is hosting Wellington Phoenix FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' New Zealand international Louis Fenton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Rufer.
  • 43' Luke De Vere, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 46 minute. Ben Waine leaves to be changed by Callum McCowatt.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Corica might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matti Steinmann made 279 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Jaushua Sotirio on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' Jaushua Sotirio makes way for Ulises Davila at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Reno Piscopo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Anthony Caceres is withdrawn and Alexander Baumjohann gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' Goal! Adam Le Fondre scores his 67 goal in 219 matches.
  • 81' Luke Ivanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
  • 85' Alexander Baumjohann was booked on 85.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Brandon Wilson on, Matti Steinmann off on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Magnificent from Trent Buhagiar! That is 22 goals in 219 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Adam Le Fondre as he leaves the pitch. Luke Ivanovic steps in for Sydney FC.
  • 90' Trent Buhagiar doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The points are shared — Sydney FC 3-1 Wellington Phoenix FC. Honours even.

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
Roy Krishna 2
Steven Taylor 2
Oskar Zawada 2
Robert Mak 2
Rhyan Grant 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
2 / 4
1.16 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC42% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC30%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
58%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC24% Draw51% Wellington Phoenix FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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