Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney

A-League Men 16 Mar 2024, 04:30
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sydney
Sydney
🏟 Eden Park (Auckland) 👤 A. Faghani Round 21

Match report

Wellington Phoenix edged past Sydney 2-1 in the A-League Men on 16 March 2024.

Sydney had 18 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 12.

The match was played at Eden Park (Auckland), with A. Faghani in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 12 - 18 On target 5 - 7 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 8 - 11 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Kosta Barbarouses
Wellington Phoenix · 1 goal
8 Alex Paulsen 6 saves
8 Joe Lolley captained the side
8 Anthony Caceres 1 assist
7 Róbert Mak 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–8 2–10
Shots On Goal 4–3 1–4
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 5–3 1–4
Attacks 38–72 41–87
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
79 Attacks 159
36 Dangerous Attacks 66
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 14
12 Shots Total 18
5 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 7
8 Shots Inside Box 11
4 Shots Outside Box 7
8 Fouls 11
6 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
43% Ball Possession 57%
2 Yellow Cards 0
6 Saves 4
388 Passes Total 525
261 Passes Accurate 396
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 5-3-2
40 A. Paulsen
6 T. Payne 3 F. Surman 4 S. Wootton 26 I. Hughes 19 S. Sutton
15 N. Pennington 14 A. Rufer 8 B. Old
7 K. Barbarouses 11 B. Kraev
Sydney · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Redmayne
23 R. Grant 27 H. Matthews 15 G. Lacerda 4 J. Courtney-Perkins
12 C. Hollman 26 L. Brattan
10 J. Lolley 17 A. Caceres 11 R. Mak
25 J. Kucharski
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
G. Italiano
Substitutes
  • 17 Youstin Salas
  • 12 Mohamed Al-Taay
  • 10 David Ball
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 5 Fin Conchie
  • 24 Oskar van Hattum
Sydney
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 9 Fábio Gomes
  • 6 Jack Rodwell
  • 22 Max Burgess
  • 16 Joel King
  • 20 Adam Pavlesic
  • 18 Matthew Scarcella
  • 19 Mitchell Glasson
Substitutions
  • 19' ↑ Y. Salas ↓ T. Payne Wellington Phoenix
  • 60' ↑ Fábio Gomes ↓ J. Kucharski Sydney
  • 72' ↑ J. Rodwell ↓ Gabriel Lacerda Sydney
  • 72' ↑ M. Burgess ↓ C. Hollman Sydney
  • 75' ↑ M. Al-Taay ↓ N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
  • 89' ↑ D. Ball ↓ I. Hughes Wellington Phoenix
  • 89' ↑ J. King ↓ R. Mak Sydney
Cards
  • 79' S. Sutton Wellington Phoenix
  • 89' S. Wootton Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 2 3 draws 6 Sydney
2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC 0 - 1
2026-01-18 Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 2
2025-03-16 Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 1
2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney 0 - 0
2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney 2 - 1
2023-12-29 Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix 3 - 1
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Sydney W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?
Wellington Phoenix won 2-1 against Sydney on 16 March 2024.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?
Wellington Phoenix won the match 2-1.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney played?
The match was played at Eden Park (Auckland).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?
Sydney had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.