Sydney vs Auckland
Ref: B. AbrahamAllianz Stadium, Sydney · 45,500 cap
Match recap
Sydney and Auckland drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Garuccio and Popovic scored for Sydney; May and May replied for Auckland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.05 for Sydney versus 0.88 for Auckland. Sydney sit 5th in the A-League table while Auckland are 3rd.
First Half
22'
⇄
Gallegos
Second Half
46'
⇄
Rogerson
⚽
Garuccio
Assist: Quispe
⇄
Quintal
67'
⚽
May
Assist: Cosgrove
⇄
Arslan
⇄
Toure
Courtney-Perkins
Yellow Card
82'
Howieson
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Brook
⚽
Popovic
Assist: Campuzano
90'
⚽
May
Assist: Gillion
| # | 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
SydneyAuckland
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.05VS0.88
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
9
6
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
537
Total passes
347
441
Accurate passes
248
82%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
1
Sydney
4-2-3-1
Auckland
4-4-2Sydney
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
- 35A. ToureM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 70A. ArslanF
Substitutes
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 6C. HollmanM
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 13P. WoodF
- 16J. KingD
- 29J. LaceyM
- 44Akol AkonF
Auckland
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. WoudG
- 2H. SakaiD
- 3J. Girdwood-ReichD
- 6L. VerstraeteM
- 8F. GallegosM
- 9S. CosgroveF
- 17C. ElliotD
- 21J. RandallF
- 23D. HallD
- 27L. RogersonM
- 77L. BrookM
Substitutes
- 7C. HowiesonM
- 10G. MayF
- 12James HiltonG
- 14L. GillionF
- 52Luka VicelichD
- 57V. FitzharrisM
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmet Arslan | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel King | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Hollman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Lacey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akol Akon | F | 16 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Patrick Wood | F | 24 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Auckland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Randall | F | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/6 |
| Michael Woud | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Gallegos | M | 22 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Logan Rogerson | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cosgrove | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Louis Verstraete | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callan Elliot | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Hiroki Sakai(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Brook | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Daniel Hall | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fitzharris Van | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonty Bidois | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Vicelich | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Hilton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guillermo May | F | 45 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Liam Gillion | F | 8 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cameron Howieson | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |