Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney

A-League - Regular Season 2 Jan 2021, 06:05
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Sydney
Sydney
🏟 WIN Stadium (Wollongong) 👤 A. King Round 2

Match report

Sydney edged past Wellington Phoenix 2-1 in the A-League - Regular Season on 2 January 2021.

Wellington Phoenix had 22 shots to Sydney's 17.

The match was played at WIN Stadium (Wollongong), with A. King in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 22 - 17 On target 6 - 5 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 15 - 9 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Calem Nieuwenhof
Sydney · 1 goal
8 Luke Brattan 1 goal
7 Mirza Muratović 1 goal
7 Stefan Marinovic 4 saves
7 Tim Payne 1 assist
Match statistics
22 Shots Total 17
6 Shots On Goal 5
8 Shots Off Goal 7
8 Shots Blocked 5
9 Shots Inside Box 11
13 Shots Outside Box 6
15 Fouls 9
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
2 Yellow Cards 5
4 Saves 5
512 Passes Total 468
446 Passes Accurate 395
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 4-4-2
1 S. Marinovic
6 T. Payne 3 L. DeVere 21 J. Laws 5 J. McGarry
14 A. Rufer 8 C. Devlin 15 M. Muratović 23 C. Lewis
11 J. Sotirio 9 D. Ball
Sydney · 4-4-2
1 A. Redmayne
23 R. Grant 4 A. Wilkinson 3 B. Warland 16 J. King
17 A. Caceres 28 C. Nieuwenhof 26 L. Brattan 10 M. Ninković
11 K. Barbarouses 12 T. Buhagiar
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 20 Oliver Sail
  • 2 Liam McGing
  • 10 Ulises Dávila
  • 16 Louis Fenton
  • 12 Matthew Ridenton
  • 17 Tomer Hemed
  • 18 Ben Waine
Sydney
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 20 Tom Heward-Belle
  • 6 Ryan McGowan
  • 7 Michael Zullo
  • 5 Alexander Baumjohann
  • 19 Chris Zuvela
  • 18 Luke Ivanovic
  • 33 Patrick Wood
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ Tomer Hemed ↓ Mirza Muratović Wellington Phoenix
  • 59' ↑ Ulises Dávila ↓ Clayton Rhys Lewis Wellington Phoenix
  • 63' ↑ Louis Fenton ↓ James McGarry Wellington Phoenix
  • 63' ↑ Luke Ivanovic ↓ Kosta Barbarouses Sydney
  • 64' ↑ Alexander Baumjohann ↓ Anthony Caceres Sydney
  • 73' ↑ Chris Zuvela ↓ Calem Nieuwenhof Sydney
  • 82' ↑ Matthew Ridenton ↓ Cameron Devlin Wellington Phoenix
  • 82' ↑ Michael Zullo ↓ Joel King Sydney
  • 82' ↑ Patrick Wood ↓ Trent Buhagiar Sydney
Cards
  • 25' Calem Nieuwenhof Sydney
  • 35' Anthony Caceres Sydney
  • 44' Tim Payne Wellington Phoenix
  • 5' Ben Warland Sydney
  • 61' Trent Buhagiar Sydney
  • 66' Luke Brattan Sydney
  • 67' Joshua Laws 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 lost 1-2 against Sydney on 2 January 2021.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?
Sydney won the match 2-1.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney played?
The match was played at WIN Stadium (Wollongong).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?
Wellington Phoenix had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.