Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC, taking place on Saturday, 16 March 2024, at Sky Stadium in Wellington.
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Wellington Phoenix, Recent FormThe Wellington Phoenix squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Melbourne City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 49%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Melbourne City, who had 27 shots on goal with 8 on target.
Manager Giancarlo Italiano will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 4 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.
They have had a good run of form at Sky Stadium recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 3 wins along the way.
With 7 league goals in 6 games at home in Sky Stadium, Oskar Zawada will be feeling confident about hitting the net again in this home encounter.
Sydney FC, Recent FormWith a 1-1 draw in their last match against Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC had to settle for a share of the points. In that game they had 28% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Brisbane Roar who had 9 attempts and 5 on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 13 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Ufuk Talay will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 7 goals in the same period. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 12 games in a row, but so far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 19 of their 20 games.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 8 games in a row.
Away from home in the league, Fábio Gomes has given the Sydney FC travelling fans plenty to get excited about, with 5 goals from their last 6 games on the road.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 3-1 win for Sydney FC.
Wellington will be confident of finding the net in this one against The Sky Blues, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 10 encounters between the two sides.
With no real injury worries, Wellington manager Giancarlo Italiano will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Wellington Phoenix Playing at home | Sydney FC Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 43' | Time first goal scored | 9' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 39' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 5-2 | Biggest victory | 5-1 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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