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

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A League · 2025-26

Sydney FC

0 – 2

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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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt
Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)

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

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
#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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Wellington Phoenix FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

3 / 4

0.59 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC21% Draw29% Wellington Phoenix FC50%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

79%

Sydney FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC11% Draw52% Wellington Phoenix FC37%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

17.6%

0 – 0

14.8%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 0

6.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

2.5%

0 – 4

2.4%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	10%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	27%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	18%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

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