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- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in A-League
- Sydney is in the best form (4-1-1) in A-League
Wellington Phoenix and Sydney should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Wellington Phoenix have to build on here at Sky Stadium in the A-League.
Wellington Phoenix's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Newcastle Jets (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Zawada has scored in three games in a row. Skilful! Midfielder Sasse was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Sasse hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, Wellington Phoenix played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Central Coast Mariners.Observe: 16 of the latest 19 league matches from this club have had at least one goal from each side.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Sydney form and stats
5-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sydney in their A-League matches away.
Impressive finishing from Caceres secured the home win 1-0 against Melbourne Victory in their previous game. Goalkeeper Redmayne got the top player rating of the team with 7.82/10. Redmayne topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Melbourne City wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Sydney has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sydney have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sydney - Wellington Phoenix 0-1 was the outcome when these two contenders formerly did battle, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Wellington victory, two draws and seven Sydney wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Zawada 11 goals |  B. Kraev 7 goals |  A. Le Fondre 6 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Sydney missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 32 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 28 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 74% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 63% |
| 47% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 63% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 15.9 | 15.2 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 27% |
| 13.2 | 13.5 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 13 | 12.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
- All of Wellington Phoenix's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sydney have the most points from losing position (14) in A-League
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney is in the best form (4-1-1) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Sydney | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Western United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
