The Sydney & Wellington Phoenix managers S. Corica and U. Talay are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the A-League league table.
Sydney form and stats
Sydney, who have the the best goal difference (+26) in A-League, have been outstanding at home so far in the A-League with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.
Sydney drew their last game, 1-1 away at Western Sydney Wanderers (placed 8th). In the match before that, Sydney hosted Perth Glory and drew the game 0-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the A-League game versus Newcastle Jets in only four days. This game is also played here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
The Sydney fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. Sydney have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the A-League. The fact that Wellington Phoenix have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Wellington won their last game, 3-0 versus Melbourne Victory played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Central Coast Mariners at their stadium, the result 3-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Wellington's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wellington have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Wellington Phoenix - Sydney 2-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Sydney, two draws and one win for Wellington Phoenix. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 17 goals |  K. Barbarouses 8 goals |
Sydney missing players
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| Sydney | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 42 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 33 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 75% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 80% |
| 65% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 25% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 10% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 65% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 228 | 136 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 132 | 261 |
| 103 | 58 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 46 | 98 |
| 41% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 30% | 34% |
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (16)
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Sydney has the most scored goals in the second half (20)
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+12) at home
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+26)
- Sydney have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wellington Phoenix is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -29 | 13 |