A-League
Auckland 1-0 Sydney
Auckland vs Sydney finished 1-0 in A-League. Key event: 31' Nando Pijnaker (Foul). Head to head: H2H last 6 before 23 May 2026: 2 W / 4 D / 0 L for Auckland. Home form: W D D D L; Away form: D D W D D. Forecast and odds: Advice: Double chance : Auckland or draw; Favourite: Auckland; Home: 45%; Draw: 45%; Away: 10%; Match Winner: 2.28 / 3.25 / 3.1. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (23 May 2026): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
W D D D L
Matches: 5 · 6 pts, goals 7-5, 1.40 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Away form
D D W D D
Matches: 5 · 7 pts, goals 5-4, 1.00 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Timeline 16 events
31'
Yellow
Nando Pijnaker
Auckland Foul
53'
Yellow
Louis Verstraete
Auckland Foul
56'
Yellow
Daniel Hall
Auckland Foul
56'
Yellow
Sam Cosgrove
Auckland Argument
58'
Yellow
Callan Elliot
Auckland Foul
60'
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Goal
C. Howieson
1–0 Auckland Normal Goal
64'
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Sub
A. Akon
SYD replaced by J. Lolley
71'
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Sub
P. A. Quispe Cordova
SYD replaced by V. Campuzano
72'
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Sub
T. Quintal
SYD replaced by R. Youlley
72'
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Sub
C. Elliot
Auckland replaced by F. De Vries
72'
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Sub
L. Brook
Auckland replaced by L. Rogerson
76'
Yellow
Víctor Campuzano
SYD Foul
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Head-to-head Meetings: 6
Auckland leads the last 6 head-to-head meetings: 2 wins, 0 losses, 4 draws. Latest meeting: 26 Apr 2026 · Sydney vs Auckland · 2 - 2.
Open full team comparisonLatest 6 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 10 after this match (23 May 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 12 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Auckland
5-3-2 · 11 starters · Manager Steve Corica
1
Michael Woud
GK
2
Hiroki Sakai
DEF
3
Jake Girdwood-Reich
DEF
23
Daniel Hall
DEF
4
Nando Pijnaker
DEF
17
Callan Elliot
DEF
7
Cameron Howieson
MID
6
Louis Verstraete
MID
21
Jesse Randall
MID
77
Lachlan Brook
FWD
9
Sam Cosgrove
FWD
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Sydney
4-2-3-1 · 11 starters · Manager Patrick Kisnorbo
12
Harrison Devenish-Meares
GK
23
Rhyan Grant
DEF
41
Alexandar Popovic
DEF
4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
DEF
17
Ben Garuccio
DEF
8
Wataru Kamijo
MID
24
Paul Okon-Engstler
MID
44
Akol Akon
MID
20
Tiago Quintal
MID
7
Piero Quispe
MID
80
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
FWD
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Forecast and odds
AdviceDouble chance : Auckland or draw
FavouriteAuckland
Home45%
Draw45%
Away10%
Match Winner2.28 / 3.25 / 3.1