Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Sydney FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 18 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt
Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)

15 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

Sydney FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-03-16 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–2	L
10 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	3–0	W
03 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	2–2	D
03 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–5	L
21 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–1	W
14 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–3	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

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Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sydney FC Form

2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-01-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2025-12-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2026-01-03 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.36 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC37% Draw29% Wellington Phoenix FC34%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

63%

Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC27% Draw47% Wellington Phoenix FC26%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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