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

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A League · 2025-26

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt
Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)

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

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Sydney FC have kicked off against Wellington Phoenix FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Sydney FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wellington Phoenix FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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.