Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Sydney FC

Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 06:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Walter Sandoval 40' Y

Joshua Laws 45' Y

Y 45' Elvis Kamsoba

Y 74' Mustafa Amini

Y 78' Anthony Caceres

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

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

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
12 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
09 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
27 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
12 Feb	Western United FC	H	1–1	D
04 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
30 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–2	W
27 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
20 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Sydney FC
#8	Position	#5
33	Points	39
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 9
36	Scored	33
48	Conceded	25
-12	GD	+8
1.27	PPG	1.50
35%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wellington Phoenix FC and Sydney FC get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Sydney FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Sydney FC's compact .
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Rufer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sydney FC backline.
35' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Walter Sandoval is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
43' David Ball adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua Laws on 45 minutes.
50' Tim Payne has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 209 appearances.
55' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
60' The crowd applauds Adam Le Fondre as he leaves the pitch. Bobo steps in for Sydney FC.
61' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Jaushua Sotirio is withdrawn and Ben Waine gets his opportunity.
66' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
67' Bobo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
74' That is a Yellow card for Sydney FC. Mustafa Amini will be fuming at that decision.
74' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Old. He replaces Reno Piscopo on 74 minute.
75' Kosta Barbarouses gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Milos Ninkovic and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Sydney FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' Joshua Laws is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
88' The 39-year-old Adam Le Fondre has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Gary Hooper on, David Ball off on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Sydney FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

88
Gary Hooper ↑ 90'
16
Louis Fenton ↑ 61'
18
Ben Waine ↑ 61'
43
Oskar van Hattum
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 74'
13
Nicholas Pennington
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Connor O'Toole
14
Adam Le Fondre ↓ Bobo 60'
1
Andrew Redmayne
23
Rhyan Grant
4
Alex Wilkinson
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Kosta Barbarouses 75'
6
Mustafa Amini ↓ Harry Van der Saag 75'
17
Anthony Caceres
22
Max Burgess
27
Elvis Kamsoba
2
James Donachie

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Ulises Davila	3
Kosta Barbarouses	2
Roy Krishna	2
Steven Taylor	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Robert Mak	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2022-02-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Sydney FC Form

2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2022-02-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-02-04 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2022-01-30 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-11-27 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2021-11-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Sydney FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC32% Draw29% Sydney FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Sydney FC

68%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Sydney FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw47% Sydney FC31%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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