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

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A League · 2025-26

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Sydney FC

Sun 1 Mar 2026 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee
Referee Eric Saba (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

Wellington Phoenix FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
21 Feb	Auckland FC	H	0–5	L
13 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
06 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–3	L
30 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
23 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–4	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W
21 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
17 Feb	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
14 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
07 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–1	L
31 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Sydney FC
#1	Position	#2
10	Points	7
4	Played	4
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	7
1	Conceded	4
+6	GD	+3
2.50	PPG	1.75
75%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Sydney FC

Aly Toure	4 G	1 A
Oriola Sunday	1 G	2 A
Gabriel Popovic	1 G
Rhys Youlley	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Wellington Phoenix FC face off against Sydney FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
Full Time. Sydney FC beats Wellington Phoenix FC

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Ulises Davila	3
Oskar Zawada	2
Robert Mak	2
Rhyan Grant	2
Reno Piscopo	2
Trent Buhagiar	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2026-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–5 Auckland FC L 2026-02-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2026-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Sydney FC Form

2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2026-02-21 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-02-17 Sydney FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-02-14 Sydney FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2026-02-07 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2026-01-31 Sydney FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC39% Draw33% Sydney FC28%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sydney FC

61%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Sydney FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC27% Draw56% Sydney FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.4%

1 – 0

15%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	23%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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