Catch up on the Isuzu UTE A-League Team of the Week, powered by Opta.
The Isuzu UTE A-League continued over the weekend and there was plenty of excitement, goals and even another hat-trick.
Sydney FC’s Al Hassan Toure leads the way this week thanks to his first professional hat-trick – a three-goal haul that inspired the Sky Blues’ 4-1 rout of Newcastle Jets.
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Note: The weekly Team of the Week will feature matches played from Monday to Sunday.
Team of the Week
What is the Opta Points system?
Opta Points is a system where points are given to players for certain on-field actions. Players who complete the full game duration on the field typically end up with a point total ranging from 10 to 40 points. (View the full breakdown of Opta Points below)
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Unsurprisingly, Toure is the highest-scoring player (53.8) following the weekend’s action thanks to his three-goal haul in Sydney’s dismantling of the Australia Cup champions at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday.
Next best in Round 3 was Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper and Australian icon Andrew Redmayne (33.6) following his exploits in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Wellington Phoenix.
Auckland FC midfielder Louis Verstraete (33.2) also impressed with a goal in the reigning premiers’ 2-1 success over Adelaide United, who have striker Luka Jovanovic (26.4) in the Team of the Week following his maiden goal in 2025-26.
Ifeanyi Eze’s (28.6) second goal of the season for Wellington Phoenix has him in the team, along with Western Sydney Wanderers’ goalscoring defender Anthony Pantazopoulos (27.6) and Melbourne Victory star Juan Mata (28.8) after the Spanish superstar opened his account. Melbourne City defender German Ferreyra (30.4), Newcastle Jets defender Aleksandar Susnjar (29.4), Brisbane Roar full-back James McGarry (29.8) and Adelaide’s Ethan Alagich are also in the Team of the Week.
Isuzu UTE A-League Team of the Week
Goalkeeper: Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners, 33.6)
Defenders: Anthony Pantazopolous (Western Sydney Wanderers, 27.6), Aleksandar Sunsjar (Newcastle Jets, 29.4), German Ferreyra (Melbourne City, 30.4), James McGarry (Brisbane Roar, 28.8)
Midfielders: Louis Verstraete (Auckland Fc, 33.2), Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory, 28.8), Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United, 28.8)
Forwards: Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC, 53.8), Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix, 28.6), Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United, 26.4)
Explained: Opta’s Team of the Week using Opta Points
The scoring system distinguishes only between field players and goalkeepers, assigning the same number of points to all field players for corresponding actions. A distinctive feature of this system is its exclusive focus on in-game actions, refraining from awarding points for post-game performances, such as securing a victory or allocating bonus points for maintaining a clean sheet.
Positive actions (goals, passes, tackles, etc…) will add to a player’s score and, conversely, negative actions (cards, own goals, goals conceded) will reduce a player’s points total. Theoretically, a player’s points value is unlimited, and players can conclude a game with negative points. However, players who complete the full game duration on the field typically end up with a point total ranging from 10 to 40 points.
Goals, Shots on target, shots off target, blocked shots, own goal, assists, passes, crosses, tackles, interceptions, fouls won, fouls conceded, offsides, yellow cards, red cards, goals conceded, penalty won, saves, penalty saved are included in Opta Points.
