Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney

Final score: Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Sydney in the A-League, March 1, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Wellington Phoenix, 3 draws, 3 wins for Sydney.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 19
Form: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix
: WDWWL Sydney

4' Ramy Najjarine
33' Kazuki Nagasawa
41' Alex Rufer
HT0-0
46' ▲ V. Campuzano ▼ P. A. Quispe Cordova
49' 0-1 A. Popovic · B. Garuccio
59' ▲ A. Toure ▼ J. Lolley
60' Isaac Hughes
62' Tiago Quintal
64' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ K. Nagasawa
77' ▲ R. Youlley ▼ T. Quintal
81' ▲ N. Mileusnic ▼ C. Piper
81' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ M. James
87' ▲ M. Tisserand ▼ A. Popovic
FT0-1

Line-ups

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

1J. Oluwayemi 7.3
4M. James ▼ 81' 6.7
28B. Tuiloma 6.9
15I. Hughes 6.5
27M. Sheridan 6.9
14A. Rufer 6.3
8P. Retre 7.3
11C. Armiento 6.3
20R. Najjarine 6.3
25K. Nagasawa ▼ 64' 6.5
3C. Piper ▼ 81' 6.2

Substitutes 7

30A. Kelly-Heald
10N. Mileusnic ▲ 81' 6.7
16S. Kartum
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 64' 6.9
24T. Loke
12D. Edwards
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 81' 6.7

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

12H. Devenish-Meares 7.3
23R. Grant 6.9
41A. Popovic ⚽ ▼ 87' 7.3
5A. Grant 7.3
17B. Garuccio ⇢ 7.9
24P. Okon-Engstler 6.9
10J. Lolley ▼ 59' 7.2
20T. Quintal ▼ 77' 6.3
70A. Arslan 6.7
7P. A. Quispe Cordova ▼ 46' 6.7
80A. Stamatelopoulos 6.5

Substitutes 7

30A. Zaverdinos
32M. Tisserand ▲ 87' 6.9
36R. Youlley ▲ 77' 6.3
11A. Walatee
9V. Campuzano ▲ 46' 6.6
35A. Toure ▲ 59' 6.2
22M. Macallister

Statistics

03⚑5

⚑410

46%Possession54%

12Shots10

3Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

9Shots inside box7

3Shots outside box3

3Blocked shots3

5Corners4

3Offsides4

13Fouls9

3Yellow cards1

2Saves3

375Passes456

289Accurate passes358

77%Pass accuracy79%

1.13Expected goals (xG)1.91

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