The Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 is past the halfway mark and aleagues.com.au has everything you need to know ahead of Round 17.
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Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
Friday, February 13 – CommBank Stadium – 7:35pm AEDT
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Current table position
Western Sydney Wanderers: 12th
Wellington Phoenix: 11th
Round 16 result
Western Sydney Wanderers: 1-1 draw against Melbourne City (H)
Wellington Phoenix: 3-2 loss to Melbourne Victory (A)
Last on the table host second last on the table to kick-off Round 17, as Western Sydney take on Wellington Phoenix.
The Wanderers have been slowly improving, earning four points from their three matches since Gary van Egmond replaced Alen Stajčić as coach and Scottish winger Ryan Fraser joined the club.
Western Sydney have also added Jacob Farrell to the squad, the left back joining them on loan from Championship side Portsmouth.
The Phoenix are on a three match winless run, having lost to Newcastle, drawn against City and lost to Melbourne Victory.
They have scored in each of these games though, with the two goals against Victory coming from Carlo Armiento and an own goal.
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
Friday, February 13 – HBF Park – 9:45pm AEDT
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Current table position
Perth Glory: 9th
Newcastle Jets: 1st
Round 16 result
Perth Glory: 2-2 draw against Macarthur FC (A)
Newcastle Jets: 3-2 win over Adelaide United (A)
Perth Glory keep plugging away as they fight for a finals spot, currently they sit ninth after a late equaliser from January signing Stefan Colakovski earned Perth a point against Macarthur, leaving them just three points away from the top six.
Newcastle have won all six of their matches this year, as they press on at the top of the table.
Adelaide gave them a bit of a fright last week, coming back from two goals down to equalise, but a Clayton Taylor hat-trick earned the Jets a 3-2 win.
Capping off the Jets top run of form, winger Eli Adams was named Shark Player of the Month for January.
When these sides last met in Round 5, it was Perth who took home the points with a 2-1 victory. Tom Lawrence and Nicholas Pennington scored for Perth, while Xavier Bertoncello got Newcastle’s goal.
Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar
Saturday, February 14 – Aami Park – 5:00pm AEDT
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Current table position
Melbourne Victory: 5th
Brisbane Roar: 8th
Round 16 result
Melbourne Victory: 3-2 win over Wellington Phoenix (A)
Brisbane Roar: 2-1 loss to Central Coast Mariners (H)
Melbourne Victory replaced Brisbane Roar in the top six with their win over Wellington when Brisbane fell to Central Coast.
Victory had to work for their 3-2 win, Sebastian Esposito, Nishan Velupillay and Louis D’Arrigo scoring the goals.
New man Charles Nduka was found out for deliberately handling the ball for the second time in as many games, a habit he’s rather going to want to drop if he doesn’t want the yellow cards to accumulate.
Brisbane have now lost their last three in a row, the loss of centre back Lucas Herrington to MLS club Colorado Rapids being felt immensely.
The Roar have turned to Norwegian Marius Lode to plug that gap, the 32-year-old joining on loan from Swedish Allsvenskan club Häcken on loan for the rest of the season.
Fellow loan signing Nicholas D’Agostino grabbed his first goal on return to the Isuzu UTE A-League in their 2-1 loss to Central Coast.
Roar midfielder Sam Klein’s third minute goal was enough to split these sides when they met in Round 6 up at Suncorp Stadium.
Sydney FC v Adelaide United
Saturday, February 14 – Allianz Stadium – 7:35pm AEDT
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Current table position
Sydney FC: 3rd
Adelaide United: 6th
Round 16 result
Sydney FC: 1-0 loss to Auckland (A)
Adelaide United: 3-2 loss to Newcastle Jets (H)
Sydney struggled to break down Auckland’s defence last week, managing four shots on target and missing two big chances en route to being kept goalless.
They’ve turned to fringe Socceroos striker Apostolos Stamatelopoulos to try and find some goals, the 26-year-old joining on loan from Scottish club Motherwell until the end of the season.
Adelaide lost for just the second time this season, going down 3-2 to Newcastle Jets.
Spanish midfielder Juan Muñiz and winger Yaya Dukuly both grabbed their first goals for the season in the loss.
The Reds lost more than just the match against Newcastle, captain Craig Goodwin injured his groin during the first half of the match and will be out for 10-12 weeks.
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