Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix, taking place on Saturday, 07 January 2023, at Allianz Stadium in Moore Park.
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Sydney FC, Recent FormSydney FC will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-0 away win against Newcastle United Jets. They came away from that fixture with 41% of the possession and clocked up 14 attempts on goal with 8 on target. By comparison, Newcastle United Jets managed 12 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 10 and seen valuable points lost. Steve Corica will be concerned about his leaky defence after they have failed to keep a clean sheet at home for 9 games in a row.
Despite picking up some valuable points from 2 wins, the 4 lost matches from 6 will be the main concern for them.
Adam Le Fondre will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Sydney FC.
Wellington Phoenix, Recent FormWith Melbourne City sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Wellington Phoenix won't feel totally dejected with their 3-1 home defeat by them last time out. They achieved 51% possession in that match and had 20 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Melbourne City's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 10 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 14 games. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 4 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
Bozhidar Kraev will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Wellington Phoenix.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
Sydney will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against The Nix having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 18 meetings.
Wellington has a very poor track record against Sydney when playing away from home in the league, losing the last 4 times they have met at Allianz Stadium.
Sydney man Adam Le Fondre will be confident about extending his scoring record against Wellington, having hit the netting 4 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
With no real injury worries, Sydney manager Steve Corica will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Wellington manager Ufuk Talay has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Sydney FC Playing at home | Wellington Phoenix Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 50' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 14' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 3.3 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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