Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Sydney FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Mon 8 Feb 2021 · 08:10 UTC Netstrata Jubilee Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Luke Brattan 27' Y
Y 29' Alex Rufer
Calem Nieuwenhof 34' Y
Kosta Barbarouses 41' Y
Rhyan Grant 61' Y
Y 90' David Ball

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Lance Greenshields
  • Referee Scott Edeling

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
2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
26 Aug Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W
15 Aug Western United FC H 1–2 L
10 Aug Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
06 Aug Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Sydney FC A 1–2 L
22 Aug Perth Glory FC H 0–1 L
13 Aug Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–3 L
05 Aug Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
31 Jul Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
25 Jul Adelaide United FC H 1–1 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for sydney fc to score. At the same time, wellington phoenix fc does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Joel King has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both sydney fc and wellington phoenix fc are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Joshua Laws, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Brattan on 27 minutes.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Rufer.
  • 32' Kosta Barbarouses makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for Sydney FC. Calem Nieuwenhof will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 43' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Cameron Devlin is replaced by Matt Ridenton on 43 minute.
  • 46' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reno Piscopo is hanging Tomer Hemed on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His sydney fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 60' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Clayton Lewis departs to be replaced by Mirza Muratovic.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Rhyan Grant is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 61.
  • 63' Sydney FC ring the changes. Calem Nieuwenhof has done his job and it is now time for Paulo Retre to step up.
  • 64' Kosta Barbarouses adds to his 0 season tally! Sydney FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 74' wellington phoenix fc come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' sydney fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined wellington phoenix fc backline.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Anthony Caceres comes on to replace Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 86' Australia international Rhyan Grant has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from sydney fc to claim maximum points.

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
Trent Buhagiar 2
Kosta Barbarouses 2
Roy Krishna 2
Steven Taylor 2
Oskar Zawada 2

Head to Head

2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-26 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2020-08-15 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2020-08-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-08-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.16 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC47% Draw29% Wellington Phoenix FC24%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
53%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC26% Draw53% Wellington Phoenix FC21%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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