Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Sydney FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Bozhidar Kraev
Paulo Retre 54' Y
R 71' Bozhidar Kraev
R 72' Bozhidar Kraev
Max Burgess 86' Y
R 87' Nicholas Pennington
Y 89' Oliver Sail

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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
2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–0 W
24 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–3 L
17 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
10 Dec Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
12 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Sydney FC A 1–0 W
02 Jan Melbourne City FC H 1–3 L
23 Dec Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
17 Dec Adelaide United FC H 3–1 W
10 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
13 Nov Western United FC H 2–3 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 . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' Bozhidar Kraev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The supporters are chanting for Adrian Segecic. He replaces Patrick Yazbek on 10 minute.
  • 10' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Oskar Zawada on 10.
  • 13' The crowd applauds Patrick Yazbek as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Segecic steps in for Sydney FC.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' 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.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Bozhidar Kraev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Sydney FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
  • 44' Tim Payne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 49' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paulo Retre on 54.
  • 59' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Rufer departs to be replaced by Steven Peter Ugarkovic.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Burgess, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Bozhidar Kraev. He receives a Red card.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Oskar Zawada is replaced by Joshua Laws.
  • 77' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Wood is hanging Adrian Segecic on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' James Donachie, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Max Burgess on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sydney FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! Nicholas Pennington argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 88' Paulo Retre makes way for Jaiden Kucharski at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Oliver Sail. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Clayton Lewis has done his job and it is now time for Yan Sasse to step up.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sydney FC.

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
Ulises Davila 3
Adam Le Fondre 3
Kosta Barbarouses 3
Reno Piscopo 2
Trent Buhagiar 2
Kosta Barbarouses 2
Roy Krishna 2
Steven Taylor 2

Head to Head

2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-01-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2022-12-24 Sydney FC 0–3 Macarthur FC L 2022-12-17 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-12-23 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC W 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC41% Draw29% Wellington Phoenix FC30%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
59%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC30% Draw49% Wellington Phoenix FC21%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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