18 January 2026 at 06:00

A-League · Season 2025
Referee: Sam Kelly

Match Summary

Wellington Phoenix defeated Sydney 2:0. The match was played in A-League 2025. Goals were scored by C. Armiento 29′, I. Hughes 63′. 4 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Sydney had 67% possession while Wellington Phoenix held 33%. Sydney had 12 shots (4 on target) compared to 12 (5 on target) for Wellington Phoenix. Expected goals: Sydney 0.92 — Wellington Phoenix 1.20. Sydney made 5 substitutions, Wellington Phoenix made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Sydney and Wellington Phoenix — 2 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Sydney
Wellington Phoenix
Kick Off
Tiago Quintal27′
29′
C. Armiento
Rhys Youlley43′
45+1′Alex Rufer
Half Time
T. QuintalC. Hollman
46′
M. TisserandA. Popovic
46′
P. WoodA. Akon
55′
59′
I. EzeP. Retre
Akol Akon60′
63′
I. Hughes

assist: A. Rufer

66′
R. NajjarineF. Conchie
76′
T. PayneL. Kelly-Heald
76′
C. PiperN. Mileusnic
76′
C. ArmientoB. Tuiloma
A. GrantJ. Courtney-Perkins
79′
P. Okon-EngstlerM. France
79′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sydney had 67% possession against Wellington Phoenix's 33%. Sydney registered 12 shots (4 on target) while Wellington Phoenix managed 12 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 7–4. Fouls committed: 11–5.

4Shots on Goal5
5Shots off Goal4
12Total Shots12
3Blocked Shots3
9Shots insidebox7
3Shots outsidebox5
11Fouls5
7Corner Kicks4
3Offsides1
67%Ball Possession33%
3Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves3
661Total passes313
587Passes accurate240
89%Passes %77%
0.92expected_goals1.20
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sydney have recorded 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats. Wellington Phoenix show 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sydney

WWDLLW

Wellington Phoenix

LLDLDL

Head to Head

Sydney and Wellington Phoenix have met 1 times — Sydney won 1, Wellington Phoenix won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2026. Sydney leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 1 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (1 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–1 in 2026.

1

Sydney

0

Drawn

0

Wellington Phoenix

Goals: 1Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (1)

1 Mar 2026Wellington Phoenix0 – 1Sydney

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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