Auckland vs Sydney
Ref: A. KingNeutral venue (TBC)
Match recap
Auckland beat Sydney 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Howieson scored for Auckland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.39 for Auckland versus 0.28 for Sydney. Auckland sit 3rd in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
Pijnaker
Yellow Card
Second Half
Verstraete
Yellow Card
Hall
Yellow Card
Cosgrove
Yellow Card
Elliot
Yellow Card
⚽
Howieson
64'
⇄
Akol Akon
71'
⇄
Quispe
⇄
Elliot
72'
⇄
Quintal
⇄
Brook
76'
Campuzano
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Kamijo
84'
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
⇄
Randall
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AucklandSydney
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.39VS0.28
Attack4 · 0 won
8
Shots
5
2
Shots on target
2
3
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
253
Total passes
430
149
Accurate passes
315
59%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
8
5
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
6
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
0
Auckland
5-3-2
Sydney
4-2-3-1Auckland
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1M. WoudG
- 2H. SakaiD
- 3J. Girdwood-ReichD
- 4N. PijnakerD
- 6L. VerstraeteM
- 7C. HowiesonM
- 9S. CosgroveF
- 17C. ElliotD
- 21J. RandallM
- 23D. HallD
- 77L. BrookF
Substitutes
- 8F. GallegosM
- 12James HiltonG
- 14L. GillionF
- 15F. de VriesD
- 27L. RogersonF
- 52Luka VicelichD
- 57V. FitzharrisM
Sydney
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 7P. QuispeM
- 8W. KamijoM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17B. GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 44Akol AkonM
- 80A. StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10J. LolleyF
- 13P. WoodF
- 16J. KingD
- 36R. YoulleyM
- 70A. ArslanM
Auckland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Howieson | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Callan Elliot | D | 72 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Woud | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Verstraete | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Daniel Hall | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Sakai(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cosgrove | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jesse Randall | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Nando Pijnaker | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Brook | F | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Felipe Gallegos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Hilton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fitzharris Van | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Vicelich | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gillion | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francis De Vries | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Rogerson | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Akol Akon | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Quispe | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel King | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Lolley | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |