Wellington Phoenix FC vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Sydney FC

49': Alexandar Popovic

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Sydney FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

4': Ramy Najjarine (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 4'
41': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
49': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Goal at 49'
59': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Substitution at 59'
60': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 60'
62': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 62'
64': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 64'
77': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
81': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
87': Marcel Tisserand (Sydney FC) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

SYD		WEL
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
54.3	Possession	45.7
10	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 4,322

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
28	Bill Tuiloma
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Manjrekar James
8	Paulo Retre
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
27	Matthew Sheridan
3	Corban Piper
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
20	Ramy Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Dan Edwards, Xuan Loke, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Alby Kelly-Heald, Nikola Mileusnic, Luke Brooke-Smith, Sander Kartum.

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
41	Alexandar Popovic
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
70	Ahmet Arslan
20	Tiago Quintal
7	Piero Quispe
10	Joe Lolley
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Al Hassan Toure, Marcel Tisserand, Abel Walatee, Alexander Zaverdinos, Mathias Macallister, Rhys Youlley, Víctor Campuzano.

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