A-League match preview: Wellington Phoenix versus Sydney

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sat 02.January
Match begins: 06:05 (UTC)
Venue: WIN Stadium (18484 seats)

It's a new A-League campaign and Wellington Phoenix are eager to get started here at WIN Stadium. Sydney are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

Last season, Wellington Phoenix's league statistics were 12 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the A-League. Over these 26 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 33. Playing at home last season Wellington Phoenix managed 8-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 11 conceded.

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Sydney form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Sydney in the national league as they took home the A-League trophy. The championship was secured after 16 wins, 5 draws and only 5 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 7, drew 4 and lost 2.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Wellington, two draws and seven wins for Sydney. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Sydney missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Wellington Phoenix Last season Sydney
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 14   Played P   13 28
12 8   Won W   7 18
5 3   Drew D   4 5
10 3   Lost L   2 5
38 21   Scored S   25 52
34 12   Conceded C   13 25
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
78% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 79%
59% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 57%
22% 7%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 25%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 14%
63% 57%   BTTS BTTS   62% 61%
19% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 29%
22% 14%   Failed to Score F T   15% 14%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.2
3 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
13.7 14.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 11.5
4.7 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.1
30% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Macarthur 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Melbourne City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
3 Adelaide United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Western United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Last season 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 26 16 5 5 49 25 13 9 1 3 24 12 13 7 4 2 25 13 24 53
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 13 8 3 2 22 15 13 6 2 5 27 22 12 47
3 Wellington Phoenix 26 12 5 9 38 33 13 8 3 2 21 11 13 4 2 7 17 22 5 41
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 13 7 3 3 18 13 13 4 4 5 11 15 1 40
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 13 5 1 7 26 24 13 7 2 4 20 13 9 39
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 13 5 2 6 24 23 13 5 5 3 19 13 7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 13 7 1 5 24 23 13 4 2 7 20 26 -5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 13 6 4 3 19 16 13 3 3 7 13 24 -8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 13 5 4 4 18 16 13 4 2 7 17 24 -5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 13 3 3 7 16 21 13 3 2 8 17 23 -11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 13 25 13 2 0 11 13 30 -29 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Macarthur 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Melbourne City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
3 Adelaide United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Western United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.