Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: S. KellyAllianz Stadium, Sydney · 45,500 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Sydney 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Armiento and Hughes scored for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.92 for Sydney versus 1.20 for Wellington Phoenix. Sydney sit 5th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
Quintal
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Armiento
Youlley
Red Card
45+1'
Rufer
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Tisserand
⇄
Quintal
⇄
Wood
59'
⇄
Eze
Akol Akon
Yellow Card
63'
⚽
Hughes
Assist: Rufer
66'
⇄
Najjarine
76'
⇄
Payne
76'
⇄
Armiento
76'
⇄
Piper
⇄
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
⇄
Grant
Popovic
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 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 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SydneyWellington Phoenix
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.92VS1.20
Attack3 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
661
Total passes
313
587
Accurate passes
240
89%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline0 · 4 won
11
Fouls
5
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
Sydney
4-4-2
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Sydney
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5A. GrantD
- 7P. QuispeM
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 13P. WoodF
- 17B. GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32M. TisserandD
- 36R. YoulleyM
Substitutes
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 6C. HollmanM
- 26Nickolas AlfaroM
- 30Alexander ZaverdinosG
- 33Marin FranceM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 44Akol AkonF
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3C. PiperF
- 4M. JamesD
- 6T. PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 11C. ArmientoM
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 20R. NajjarineM
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 27M. SheridanD
- 40E. McCarronG
Substitutes
- 5F. ConchieM
- 8P. RetreM
- 10N. MileusnicF
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 28B. TuilomaD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Grant | D | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Patrick Wood | F | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 43 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nickolas Alfaro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Zaverdinos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin France | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Akol Akon | F | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Corey Hollman | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 76 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tim Payne | D | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Corban Piper | F | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Fin Conchie | M | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paulo Retre | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |