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 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Eric Saba (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

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
#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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wellington Phoenix FC is hosting Sydney FC for another epic battle.
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
Roy Krishna	2
Steven Taylor	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Robert Mak	2
Rhyan Grant	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

4 / 4

0.92 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC26% Draw30% Sydney FC44%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Sydney FC

74%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Sydney FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC17% Draw50% Sydney FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.6%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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