A-League · Regular Season - 13
Sunday, 18 January 2026 · 14:00 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney · Referee: S. Kelly
Sydney0 : 2
Full-time
Wellington PhoenixHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 27'Tiago QuintalYellow Card
- 29'C. ArmientoNormal Goal
- 43'Rhys YoulleyRed Card
- 45+1'Alex RuferYellow Card
- 46'T. Quintal (assist: C. Hollman)Substitution 1
- 46'M. Tisserand (assist: A. Popovic)Substitution 2
- 55'P. Wood (assist: A. Akon)Substitution 3
- 59'I. Eze (assist: P. Retre)Substitution 1
- 60'Akol AkonYellow Card
- 63'I. Hughes (assist: A. Rufer)Normal Goal
- 66'R. Najjarine (assist: F. Conchie)Substitution 2
- 76'T. Payne (assist: L. Kelly-Heald)Substitution 3
- 76'C. Piper (assist: N. Mileusnic)Substitution 4
- 76'C. Armiento (assist: B. Tuiloma)Substitution 5
- 79'A. Grant (assist: J. Courtney-Perkins)Substitution 4
- 79'P. Okon-Engstler (assist: M. France)Substitution 5
- 86'Alexandar PopovicYellow Card
Statistics
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
-goals_prevented-
Sydney4-4-2
Starting XI
- 12H. Devenish-Meares(G)
- 23R. Grant(D)
- 32M. Tisserand(D)
- 5A. Grant(D)
- 17B. Garuccio(D)
- 20T. Quintal(M)
- 36R. Youlley(M)
- 24P. Okon-Engstler(M)
- 7P. A. Quispe Cordova(M)
- 9V. Campuzano(F)
- 13P. Wood(F)
Substitutes
- 44A. Akon(F)
- 26N. Alfaro(M)
- 4J. Courtney-Perkins(D)
- 33M. France(M)
- 6C. Hollman(M)
- 41A. Popovic(D)
- 30A. Zaverdinos(G)
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Starting XI
- 40E. McCarron(G)
- 6T. Payne(D)
- 4M. James(D)
- 15I. Hughes(D)
- 27M. Sheridan(D)
- 20R. Najjarine(M)
- 14A. Rufer(M)
- 25K. Nagasawa(M)
- 11C. Armiento(M)
- 7I. Eze(F)
- 3C. Piper(F)
Substitutes
- 29L. Brooke-Smith(F)
- 18L. Kelly-Heald(D)
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
- 10N. Mileusnic(F)
- 8P. Retre(M)
- 5F. Conchie(M)
- 28B. Tuiloma(D)
Head-to-Head
- Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1 SydneySunday, 1 March 2026
- Sydney 0 - 2 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 18 January 2026
- Sydney 1 - 1 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 16 March 2025
- Wellington Phoenix 0 - 0 SydneyWednesday, 15 January 2025
- Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 SydneySaturday, 16 March 2024
Sydney — recent form
DWDDL
Wellington Phoenix — recent form
WWLWL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | -12 | 33 |