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Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney: result 4-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 14Kick-off on January 4, 2012 at 02:00 AM (UTC)Sky Stadium, Wellington

Wellington Phoenix
4-2
Sydney

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What was the result of Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney?

Wellington Phoenix won 4-2 on January 4, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 17′Brett EmertonSydney (pen.)
  • 26′DanielWellington Phoenix (pen.)
  • 42′Dani SanchezWellington Phoenix
  • 64′Bruno Cazarine ConstantinoSydney
  • 78′B. SigmundWellington Phoenix
  • 90′P. IfillWellington Phoenix

Official lineup for Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Wellington Phoenix

  1. 7L. Bertos
  2. 9Chris Greenacre
  1. 6T. Brown
  2. 11Daniel
  3. 17Vince Lia
  4. 21Dani Sanchez
  1. 2Emmanuel Muscat
  2. 3Tony Lochhead
  3. 18B. Sigmund
  4. 22A. Durante
  1. 20Anthony Randolph Warner

Sydney

  1. 9Bruno Cazarine Constantino
  2. 19M. Bridge
  1. 7Brett Emerton
  2. 11D. Petratos
  3. 15T. McFlynn
  4. 17T. Antonis
  1. 3J. Coyne
  2. 4Pascal Bosschaart
  3. 5Michael Beauchamp
  4. 12Shannon Cole
  1. 1L. Reddy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Wellington Phoenix have 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Sydney have 5, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 30, 2011Adelaide United(away)0-2A-League
Dec 23, 2011Newcastle Jets(home)5-2A-League
Dec 18, 2011Melbourne Victory(away)1-3A-League
Dec 14, 2011Brisbane Roar(home)2-0A-League
Dec 10, 2011Perth Glory(home)1-0A-League
Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2011Melbourne City(home)0-4A-League
Dec 22, 2011Adelaide United(home)2-2A-League
Dec 17, 2011Newcastle Jets(away)2-1A-League
Dec 11, 2011Gold Coast United(away)0-0A-League
Dec 4, 2011Brisbane Roar(home)2-0A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Wellington Phoenix win, 0 draws, 0 Sydney wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2011Wellington Phoenix 2-1 SydneyA-League

Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney on Nov 27, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Wellington Phoenix score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 14; Sydney score 1.2 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Wellington Phoenix1.31.238/145/14
Sydney1.21.447/137/13

Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Wellington Phoenix sit 2nd in A-League (3 points from 1 match) and Sydney sit 6th (1 point from 1 match).

2026-27 standings
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2Wellington Phoenix1100213
6Sydney1010001

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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