Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix

Final score: Sydney 0-2 Wellington Phoenix in the A-League, January 18, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Sydney, 3 draws, 4 wins for Wellington Phoenix.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 13
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Form: WDWWL Sydney
: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix

27' Tiago Quintal
29' 0-1 C. Armiento
43' Rhys Youlley
45'+1 Alex Rufer
HT0-1
46' ▲ C. Hollman ▼ T. Quintal
46' ▲ A. Popovic ▼ M. Tisserand
55' ▲ A. Akon ▼ P. Wood
59' ▲ P. Retre ▼ I. Eze
60' Akol Akon
63' 0-2 I. Hughes · A. Rufer
66' ▲ F. Conchie ▼ R. Najjarine
76' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ T. Payne
76' ▲ N. Mileusnic ▼ C. Piper
76' ▲ B. Tuiloma ▼ C. Armiento
79' ▲ J. Courtney-Perkins ▼ A. Grant
79' ▲ M. France ▼ P. Okon-Engstler
86' Alexandar Popovic
FT0-2

Line-ups

Sydney Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Ufuk Talay

12H. Devenish-Meares 6.3
23R. Grant 6.2
32M. Tisserand ▼ 46' 6.3
5A. Grant ▼ 79' 6.9
17B. Garuccio 7.0
20T. Quintal ▼ 46' 6.3
36R. Youlley 5.7
24P. Okon-Engstler ▼ 79' 7.0
7P. A. Quispe Cordova 6.6
9V. Campuzano 6.3
13P. Wood ▼ 55' 6.2

Substitutes 7

44A. Akon ▲ 55' 6.5
26N. Alfaro
4J. Courtney-Perkins ▲ 79' 6.7
33M. France ▲ 79' 6.6
6C. Hollman ▲ 46' 6.3
41A. Popovic ▲ 46' 7.2
30A. Zaverdinos

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

40E. McCarron 7.9
6T. Payne ▼ 76' 6.9
4M. James 8.0
15I. Hughes ⚽ 8.3
27M. Sheridan 6.9
20R. Najjarine ▼ 66' 6.3
14A. Rufer ⇢ 7.5
25K. Nagasawa 7.0
11C. Armiento ⚽ ▼ 76' 8.0
7I. Eze ▼ 59' 6.2
3C. Piper ▼ 76' 6.6

Substitutes 7

29L. Brooke-Smith
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 76' 6.7
30A. Kelly-Heald
10N. Mileusnic ▲ 76' 6.3
8P. Retre ▲ 59' 6.3
5F. Conchie ▲ 66' 6.6
28B. Tuiloma ▲ 76' 6.9

Statistics

13⚑7

⚑410

67%Possession33%

12Shots12

4Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

9Shots inside box7

3Shots outside box5

3Blocked shots3

7Corners4

3Offsides1

11Fouls5

3Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

3Saves3

661Passes313

587Accurate passes240

89%Pass accuracy77%

0.92Expected goals (xG)1.20

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21