Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney
Ref: T. DanaskosSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Sydney beat Wellington Phoenix 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Popovic scored for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.13 for Wellington Phoenix versus 1.91 for Sydney. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
Najjarine
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Rufer
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
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Quispe
49'
⚽
Popovic
Assist: Garuccio
59'
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Lolley
Hughes
Yellow Card
62'
Quintal
Yellow Card
⇄
Nagasawa
77'
⇄
Quintal
⇄
Piper
⇄
James
87'
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Popovic
| # | 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
Wellington PhoenixSydney
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.13VS1.91
Attack4 · 0 won
12
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
375
Total passes
456
289
Accurate passes
358
77%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
Wellington Phoenix
3-4-2-1
Sydney
4-1-4-1Wellington Phoenix
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 3Corban PiperF
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 11Carlo ArmientoM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 20Ramy NajjarineF
- 25Kazuki NagasawaF
- 27Matthew SheridanM
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 10Nikola MileusnicF
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 24Tze-Xuan LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Sydney
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 5Alexander Ian GrantD
- 7Piero Aldair Quispe CórdovaM
- 10Joseph LolleyM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17Benjamin GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23Rhyan Bert GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 41Alexandar PopovicD
- 70Ahmet Metin ArslanM
- 80Apostolos Vasilios StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 11Abel WalateeM
- 22Mathias Langeland MacallisterF
- 30Alexander ZaverdinosG
- 32Marcel Jany Émile TisserandD
- 35Al Hassan ToureF
- 36Rhys YoulleyM
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Retre | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matthew Sheridan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | F | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Corban Piper | F | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Alex Grant | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 87 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Lolley | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Piero Quispe | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexander Zaverdinos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Macallister | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abel Walatee | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Hassan Toure | F | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |