There's been three days and nights since Wellington Phoenix played against Brisbane Roar and the result was 3-0. How will it end hosting Sydney?
- Wellington Phoenix is in the best form (4-1-1) in A-League
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (6) in A-League
Wellington Phoenix have less rest than Sydney in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a A-League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Brisbane Roar, was also a home game here at Leichhardt Oval. The away team is better rested.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 A-League games here at Leichhardt Oval for Wellington Phoenix. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Wellington's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Brisbane Roar (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Wootton, defender, was given a rating of 8.31/10 in that game, top of the team. Wootton scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Adelaide United that ended 1-1.The Wellington Phoenix fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Wellington are not conceding a lot of goals here at Leichhardt Oval in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Sydney form and stats
Playing away, Sydney have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the A-League this season.
Sydney delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Western United (placed 1st) in their previous game. Burgess got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, top player of the team. Burgess scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 63 successful passes (of 70 total).
Prior to that result Sydney won their away game at Adelaide United. The scoreline was 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Sydney now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A-League game at Western United is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sydney have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also faced each other previously this season: Sydney - Wellington Phoenix 2-1. Wellington Phoenix-Sydney H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wellington Phoenix one win, Sydney eight wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Caceres 4 goals |   R. Piscopo 3 goals |  G. Hooper 3 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Sydney missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 92% |
| 91% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 64% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 55% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 67% |
| 18% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 17% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.7 | 14.7 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.2 | 15 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 27% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 30% |
| 17.5 | 16.9 | 22.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (6) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most points (16) at home in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most scored goals (12) at home in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix is in the best form (4-1-1) in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Western United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Sydney | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
