Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Sydney FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 08:45 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jaiden Kucharski 25' Y
Jack Rodwell 33' Y
Jake Girdwood-Reich 43' Y
Robert Mak 63' Y
Max Burgess 83' Y
Y 88' Sam Sutton
Patrick Wood 90' Y
Fabio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Lara Lee
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
23 Dec Western United FC H 4–2 W
16 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–2 L
02 Dec Perth Glory FC H 3–2 W
25 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Sydney FC A 1–3 L
23 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
18 Dec Macarthur FC A 3–0 W
09 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–3 L
02 Dec Western United FC A 1–0 W
25 Nov Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W

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' And we are off! Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' A goal from the Australia international Rhyan Grant! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 25' Jaiden Kucharski picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Sydney 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.
  • 33' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Rodwell argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 38' Alex Paulsen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' The referee shows Sydney FC player a card on 43.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' Finn Surman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
  • 59' Max Burgess gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Anthony Caceres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Jaiden Kucharski is replaced by Patrick Wood on 60 minute.
  • 63' Robert Mak is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. David Ball is replaced by Oskar van Hattum.
  • 77' Fabio gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Jake Girdwood-Reich and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kosta Barbarouses makes it 1-1.
  • 83' Sydney FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' GOAL! Robert Mak fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 88' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 89' Luke Supyk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Sutton at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Patrick Wood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Joe Lolley exits the field as Mitchell Glasson enters on 90.
  • Sydney FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-12-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western United FC W 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC L 2023-12-09 Sydney FC 0–2 Macarthur FC L 2023-12-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC W 2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-12-18 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC49% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC25%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
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
75%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
51%
Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC36% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC20%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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