Catch up on the Isuzu UTE A-League Team of the Week, powered by Opta.
The 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League regular season may be over but the Elimination Finals served up just as much drama over the weekend.
Saturday saw both Auckland FC and Sydney FC progress through to the Semi-Finals after overcoming both Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory respectively in thrilling encounters.
Not for the first time, this week’s star performer was Sydney FC goalkeeper Harrison Devenish-Meares, with the goalkeeper putting on another impressive display to help his side defeat Victory 1-0 in the Big Blue.
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*Editor’s Note: The Team of the Week features matches played from Monday to Sunday – some teams may play more than once.
Team of the Week
Playing in front of Devenish-Meares in this week’s defensive unit are Melbourne City captain Aziz Behich, Auckland FC duo Hiroki Sakai and Dan Hall and Sydney FC teammate Alexandar Popovic.
Melbourne Victory’s Denis Genreau and Auckland FC enforcer Louis Verstraete are joined for the first time by Sydney FC’s Wataru Kamijo in a three-man midfield.
Finally in attack, Auckland FC’s Guillermo May is joined by Black Knights teammate Jesse Randall and Sydney FC matchwinner Patrick Wood.
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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).
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.
