Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:2
18/01/2026 at 01:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • A-League - Round 13
  • Referee: Kelly S. (Aus)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
asiaAsiaSPOTV Asia
australiaAustraliaParamount+
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
hong-kongHong-kongM Plus Live, myTV SUPER
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode, Vision+
indonesiaIndonesiaSPOTV, Vidio
malaysiaMalaysiaAstro Go
mongoliaMongoliaSPOTV
new-zealandNew-zealandSky Sport 3
philippinesPhilippinesSPOTV
south-koreaSouth-koreaSPOTV
thailandThailandSPOTV, True ID, True Premier Football 4
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDiscovery+ App, Discovery+, TNT Sports 2
usaUsaESPN App, ESPN+
vietnamVietnamSPOTV

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.931.14
Ball possession
67%33%
Total shots
1212
Shots on target
45
Big chances
31
Corner kicks
74
Passes
89% (587/661)77% (240/313)
Yellow cards
31
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
0.931.14
xG on target (xGOT)
0.521.27
Total shots
1212
Shots on target
45
Shots off target
54
Blocked shots
33
Shots inside the box
97
Shots outside the box
35
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
01
Big chances
31
Corner kicks
74
Touches in opposition box
2513
Accurate through passes
20
Offsides
31
Free kicks
511
Passes
89% (587/661)77% (240/313)
Long passes
64% (23/36)24% (11/45)
Passes in final third
74% (103/140)58% (41/71)
Crosses
13% (2/16)11% (1/9)
Expected assists (xA)
0.871.13
Throw ins
2416
Fouls
115
Tackles
39% (7/18)38% (9/24)
Duels won
3847
Clearances
731
Interceptions
36
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
33
xGOT faced
1.270.52
Goals prevented
-0.730.52

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 27', Quintal T. 🟨,
  • 29', 0 - 1, Armiento C. ,
  • 43', Youlley R. 🟥,
  • 45+1', Rufer A. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 46', Quintal T. , Hollman C. ,
  • 46', Tisserand M. , Popovic A. ,
  • 55', Wood P. , Akon A. ,
  • 59', Eze I. , Retre P. ,
  • 60', Akon A. 🟨,
  • 63', 0 - 2, Hughes I. , Rufer A. (A),
  • 66', Najjarine R. , Conchie F. ,
  • 76', Payne T. , Kelly-Heald L. ,
  • 76', Armiento C. , Tuiloma B. ,
  • 76', Piper C. , Mileusnic N. ,
  • 79', Grant A. , Courtney-Perkins J. ,
  • 79', Okon-Engstler P. , France M. ,
  • 86', Popovic A. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Sydney
60%
Draw
20.9%
Wellington Phoenix
19.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
65% 20.3% 14.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

67.2% 19.6% 14.2%

Sydney - Wellington Phoenix Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.58
(1.42)
4.49
(4.55)
4.91
(6.3)
6.1%
(8.3%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.00
What is the prediction for Sydney - Wellington Phoenix?
  • Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Sydney will win (votes: 9 - 69.2%). Wellington will win (votes: 2 - 15.4%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 15.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Sydney: 44.1%94.3%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH +0.5 - Sydney (1.18) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH +0.25 - Sydney (1.21) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH 0 - Sydney (1.26) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -1 - Sydney (1.96) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.75 - Sydney (1.71) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.5 - Sydney (1.59) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Sydney will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 10 high ROI users predict this event. Sydney (votes: 10 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Semi~finals) and 10).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sydney won 1.
    • Sydney is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Wellington has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
    • Sydney may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, Sydney has had a series of away games.
    • In this match, Sydney is the team to beat.
    • There will not play in Sydney: Hoefsloot G. (Inactive) Lolley J. (Inactive) Macallister M. (International duty)
    • There will not play in Wellington: Edwards D. (Inactive) Ishige H. (Injury) Oluwayemi J. (Injury) Supyk L. (Injury) Walker N. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Sydney won 11 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 34:21. (average 1.7:1.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Sydney won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 21:12. (average 2.1:1.2).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Sydney - Wellington Phoenix were as follows:
    16.03.2025 Sydney - Wellington Phoenix 1:1
    15.01.2025 Wellington Phoenix - Sydney 0:0
    16.03.2024 Wellington Phoenix - Sydney 2:1
    29.12.2023 Sydney - Wellington Phoenix 3:1
    11.03.2023 Wellington Phoenix - Sydney 1:0
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