Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC

A-League Men 1 Mar 2026, 02:00
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
🏟 Sky Stadium 👤 T. Danaskos Round 19

Match report

Sydney FC edged past Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in the A-League Men on 1 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Wellington Phoenix had 12 shots to Sydney FC's 10.

The match was played at Sky Stadium, with T. Danaskos in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 12 - 10 On target 3 - 3 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Ben Garuccio
Sydney FC · 1 assist
7 Alexandar Popovic 1 goal
7 Joshua Oluwayemi captained the side
7 Matthew Sheridan captained the side
7 Manjrekar James captained the side
First half vs second half
Sydney FC came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 7–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–2
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–1 4–3
Attacks 39–43 45–43
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
3 Substitution 4
84 Attacks 86
38 Dangerous Attacks 24
3 On Target 3
9 Off Target 7
12 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 9
5 Corners 4
3 Offsides 4
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
364 Passes Total 429
283 Passes Accurate 332
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 5-3-2
1 J. Oluwayemi
27 M. Sheridan 4 M. James 28 B. Tuiloma 15 I. Hughes 11 C. Armiento
8 P. Retre 14 A. Rufer 25 K. Nagasawa
20 R. Najjarine 3 C. Piper
Sydney FC · 4-1-4-1
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 41 A. Popovic 5 A. Grant 17 B. Garuccio
24 P. Okon-Engstler
10 J. Lolley 20 T. Quintal 70 A. Arslan 7 P. Quispe
80 A. Stamatelopoulos
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
Giancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 10 Nikola Mileusnić
  • 30 Alby Kelly-Heald
  • 24 Tze-xuan Loke
  • 12 Dan Edwards
  • 16 Sander Erik Kartum
Sydney FC
Coach
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes
  • 9 Víctor Campuzano
  • 35 Al Hassan Toure
  • 36 Rhys Youlley
  • 32 Marcel Tisserand
  • 30 Alexander Zaverdinos
  • 11 Abel Walatee
  • 22 Mathias Macallister
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ V. Campuzano ↓ P. A. Quispe Cordova Sydney FC
  • 59' ↑ A. Toure ↓ J. Lolley Sydney FC
  • 64' ↑ L. Brooke-Smith ↓ K. Nagasawa Wellington Phoenix
  • 77' ↑ R. Youlley ↓ T. Quintal Sydney FC
  • 81' ↑ N. Mileusnic ↓ C. Piper Wellington Phoenix
  • 81' ↑ L. Kelly-Heald ↓ M. James Wellington Phoenix
  • 87' ↑ M. Tisserand ↓ A. Popovic Sydney FC
Cards
  • 4' R. Najjarine Wellington Phoenix
  • 41' A. Rufer Wellington Phoenix
  • 60' I. Hughes Wellington Phoenix
  • 62' T. Quintal Sydney FC
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 2 3 draws 6 Sydney FC
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 FC W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC?
Wellington Phoenix lost 0-1 against Sydney FC on 1 March 2026.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC?
Sydney FC won the match 1-0.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium.
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC?
Sydney FC had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.