Auckland vs Sydney

Final score: Auckland 1-0 Sydney in the A-League, February 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 7 meetings: 3 wins for Auckland, 4 draws, 0 wins for Sydney.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 16
Form: DWWLL Auckland
: WDWWL Sydney

20' S. Cosgrove · L. Verstraete 1-0
42' ▲ G. May ▼ L. Brook
45'+2 Víctor Campuzano
HT1-0
46' ▲ J. Lolley ▼ A. Akon
65' Alex Grant
69' ▲ L. Rogerson ▼ M. Francois
75' Louis Verstraete
82' ▲ M. Macallister ▼ C. Hollman
90'+3 Cameron Howieson
90' ▲ C. Howieson ▼ L. F. Gallegos
90' ▲ C. Elliot ▼ J. Randall
90' ▲ A. Popovic ▼ T. Quintal
FT1-0

Line-ups

Auckland Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Steve Corica

1M. Woud 8.5
2H. Sakai 8.0
23D. Hall 6.9
3J. Girdwood-Reich 7.3
15F. De Vries 7.6
6L. Verstraete ⇢ 7.7
8L. F. Gallegos ▼ 90' 7.3
11M. Francois ▼ 69' 7.2
77L. Brook ▼ 42' 6.9
21J. Randall ▼ 90' 6.6
9S. Cosgrove ⚽ 8.2

Substitutes 7

7C. Howieson ▲ 90'
10G. May ▲ 42' 6.2
12J. Hilton
17C. Elliot ▲ 90'
22J. Brimmer
27L. Rogerson ▲ 69' 6.6
35J. Bidois

Sydney Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Ufuk Talay

12H. Devenish-Meares 8.2
23R. Grant 6.3
32M. Tisserand 6.9
5A. Grant 6.0
17B. Garuccio 6.3
6C. Hollman ▼ 82' 6.3
24P. Okon-Engstler 7.0
44A. Akon ▼ 46' 5.9
20T. Quintal ▼ 90' 6.7
7P. A. Quispe Cordova 6.9
9V. Campuzano 6.2

Substitutes 7

30A. Zaverdinos
10J. Lolley ▲ 46' 6.3
13P. Wood
16J. King
22M. Macallister ▲ 82' 6.5
36R. Youlley
41A. Popovic ▲ 90'

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑720

37%Possession63%

25Shots16

8Shots on target4

13Shots off target7

21Shots inside box12

4Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots5

3Corners7

2Offsides1

9Fouls11

2Yellow cards2

4Saves6

269Passes486

190Accurate passes386

71%Pass accuracy79%

3.56Expected goals (xG)2.62

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