Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold issued a passionate plea for fans to attend their games as the league leaders struggle to draw attendances in spite of their scintillating performances.

The Sky Blues are on the path to something special this season but there's a sense their displays and results aren't being rewarded by significant attendances.

Arnold's side produced one of their more dominant performances of the season on Thursday night with a commanding 3-1 win over Wellington Phoenix at Allianz Stadium that was played in front of just 8,380 fans.

The midweek scheduling and low profile opponent made the match a hard sell - but there was no hiding the head coach's disappointment that his team scored three brilliant goals inside a stadium filled to just one fifth of its capacity.