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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' The wait is over. Sydney FC get us underway at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
  • 5' Australia international Luke Ivanovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Wellington Phoenix 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.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 30' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Alex Rufer gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Callum McCowatt comes on to replace Ben Waine.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Jaushua Sotirio is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Jaushua Sotirio departs to be replaced by Ulises Davila.
  • 66' GOAL! Reno Piscopo fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 69' Alexander Baumjohann gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Anthony Caceres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Jaushua Sotirio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Le Fondre makes it 1-1.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Alexander Baumjohann is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 85.
  • 87' Brandon Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matti Steinmann on 87 minute.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Trent Buhagiar makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 90' Luke Ivanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Le Fondre at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' Trent Buhagiar adds to his 0 season tally! Sydney FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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
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

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.