A-League · Regular Season - 2
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 06:00 UTC · CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Western Sydney Wanderers host Auckland on Sat 24 Oct 2026 (A-League); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Western Sydney Wanderers 28%, draw 28%, Auckland 44%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Western Sydney Wanderers €351K, Auckland €527K.
- Largest team-Elo gap of A-League matchday 2: 114 points.
- A-League: M. Woud is the highest-rated goalkeeper (1804).
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Western Sydney Wanderers goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–110%
- 1–29%
- 0–09%
- 0–28%
- 1–07%
- Other scores43%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
superbru.com1–2expected 0.8 pts
Team Elo: Western Sydney Wanderers 1563 · Auckland 1677
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 1 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Western Sydney Wanderers · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +0.4 (Good) · Elo 1782
Auckland · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Elite) · Elo 1804
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Western Sydney Wanderers
7th in A-League · 1 pts from 1
- 16 OctDSydney A-League1574
- 25 AprLMelbourne Victory A-League1562
- 18 AprLWellington Phoenix A-League1568
- 11 AprLSydney A-League1546
- 4 AprLMelbourne City A-League1579
Auckland
1st in A-League · 3 pts from 1
- 17 OctWMelbourne City A-League1723
- 26 AugLAl-Ahli Jeddah FIFA Intercontinental Cup1709
- 23 MayWSydney A-League1748
- 15 MayWAdelaide United A-League1712
- 9 MayDAdelaide United A-League1719
Season outlook
From the A-League simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 /1 | 34.2 | 4% | 24% | 25% | 9th |
| Auckland | 3 /1 | 44.2 | 39% | 80% | 2% | 1st |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 12th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Western Sydney Wanderers: balanced profile (how Ufuk Talay plays) · Auckland: high-pressing · direct (how Stephen Christopher Corica plays)