Perth Glory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Perth Glory FC vs Sydney FC — A League at HBF Park.
- Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2025/26)
- Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Elder
- Referee Josh Manella
- Referee Arvin Shanmuganathan
- Referee Stephen Lucas
- Referee Shane Skinner
24 games this season
🟨 0.7/game
⚽ 4.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United Jets FC | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United FC | 26 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory FC | 26 | 40 |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 39 |
| 6 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 38 |
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 34 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 33 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 26 | 32 |
| 10 | Perth Glory FC | 26 | 31 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar FC | 26 | 26 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Sydney FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 09 Nov | Newcastle United Jets FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Nov | Central Coast Mariners FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Oct | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Oct | Western United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Oct | Brisbane Roar FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Perth Glory FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Nov | Melbourne Victory FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Nov | Newcastle United Jets FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Oct | Wellington Phoenix FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Oct | Adelaide United FC | A | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Perth Glory FC | Sydney FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #5 |
| 31 | Points | 39 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 8 / 7 / 11 | W / D / L | 11 / 6 / 9 |
| 32 | Scored | 33 |
| 39 | Conceded | 25 |
| -7 | GD | +8 |
| 1.19 | PPG | 1.50 |
| 31% | Win % | 42% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season
Perth Glory FC this season
38%
Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
Sydney FC this season
Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Perth Glory FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/3
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Perth Glory FC
| Tom Lawrence | 5 G | 2 A |
| Adam Taggart | 5 G | 1 A |
| Nicholas Pennington | 5 G |
Sydney FC
| Tiago Quintal | 5 G | 3 A |
| Al Hassan Toure | 5 G | 1 A |
| Campuzano | 4 G | 3 A |
| Joe Lolley | 4 G | 2 A |
| Patrick Wood | 4 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds HBF Park will turn into a battlefield for Perth Glory FC and Sydney FC.
- 5' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' Trent Buhagiar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Perth Glory FC tonight.
- 12' The England Adam Le Fondre breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-1!
- 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
- 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 27' Sydney FC is showing some good football. However, Sydney FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 36' Perth Glory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 41' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 44' A stunning finish from Bruno Fornaroli — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
- 54' The 44-year-old Liam Reddy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 58' Magnificent from Dino Dulbic! That is 3 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 63' It looks surprising Perth Glory FC does not make any changes. Juande has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Against the run of play, Milos Ninkovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 71' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Michael Zullo gets a Yellow card.
- 74' Perth Glory FC ring the changes. Joel Chianese has done his job and it is now time for Chris Harold to step up.
- 77' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Alexander Baumjohann departs to be replaced by Anthony Caceres.
- 79' Another substitution for Perth Glory FC to replace Juande by Gabriel Popovic on 79 minute.
- 83' Ryan McGowan is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 86' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses is replaced by Trent Buhagiar.
- 88' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Paulo Retre on, Alex Wilkinson off on 88 minutes.
- 90' The referee shows Perth Glory FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Perth Glory FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
James Meredith ↓ Kim Soobeom 74'
-
27
Juande ↓ Gabriel Popovic 79'
- 5
- 33
- 6
- 17
- 88
-
7
Joel Chianese ↓ Chris Harold 74'
- 19
- 4
- 9
Bench
- 1
- 20
-
14
Chris Harold ↑ 74'
- 16
- 29
-
28
Gabriel Popovic ↑ 79'
-
12
Kim Soobeom ↑ 74'
Coach
Tony Popović
Sydney FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 11
- 9
- 1
- 23
- 7
-
4
Alex Wilkinson C ↓ Paulo Retre 88'
- 10
- 13
- 5
- 26
Bench
-
12
Trent Buhagiar ↑ 86'
- 20
-
8
Paulo Retre ↑ 88'
-
17
Anthony Caceres ↑ 77'
- 18
- 2
Coach
Steve Corica
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | 9 |
| Adam Le Fondre | 6 |
| Robert Mak | 4 |
| Milos Ninkovic | 2 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 2 |
| Adam Taggart | 2 |
| Luke Brattan | 2 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 2 |
Head to Head
Perth Glory FC Form
2019-11-23
Perth Glory FC
1–3
Sydney FC
L
2019-11-09
Newcastle United Jets FC
1–1
Perth Glory FC
D
2019-11-03
Perth Glory FC
1–2
Central Coast Mariners FC
L
2019-10-27
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–2
Perth Glory FC
W
2019-10-19
Western United FC
1–1
Perth Glory FC
D
2019-10-13
Perth Glory FC
1–1
Brisbane Roar FC
D
Sydney FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03
Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61
Sydney FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sydney FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Perth Glory FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Sydney FC
75%
Perth Glory FC or Sydney FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC
| Handicap | Perth Glory FC covers | Push | Sydney FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 23% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 15% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.