Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Sydney FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Wed 8 Jan 2025 · 08:00 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Nicholas Pennington
Y 61' Zach Lisolajski
Patryk Klimala 74' Y
Y 74' Andriano Lebib
Y 76' Joshua Risdon
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Casey Reibelt
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
15 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.9 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

11
7
1
Sydney FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Perth Glory FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-04-28 Sydney FC 7–1 Perth Glory FC 2024-04-03 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC 2023-04-16 Sydney FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Perth Glory FC H 3–0 W
04 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–2 D
28 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 3–0 W
20 Dec Adelaide United FC A 3–3 D
14 Dec Western United FC H 3–4 L
08 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Sydney FC A 0–3 L
03 Jan Western United FC H 2–3 L
27 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–3 L
21 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 1–0 W
14 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–4 L
08 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sydney FC Perth Glory FC
#5 Position #10
39 Points 31
26 Played 26
11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 11
33 Scored 32
25 Conceded 39
+8 GD -7
1.50 PPG 1.19
42% Win % 31%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Perth Glory FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/3
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Perth Glory FC
Tom Lawrence 5 G 2 A
Adam Taggart 5 G 1 A
Nicholas Pennington 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Sydney Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Sydney FC and Perth Glory FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Khoa Ngo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nicholas Pennington on 12 minutes.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Perth Glory FC's shape.
  • 27' Perth Glory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' The travelling Perth Glory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Nathanael Blair gets the nod from Perth Glory FC. He replaces Adam Taggart and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' The England Joe Lolley breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-0!
  • 57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Zach Lisolajski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 63' Brandon O'Neill is replacing Jaylan Pearman for the Perth Glory FC side.
  • 64' Another substitution for Perth Glory FC to replace Trent Ostler by Abdelelah Faisal on 64 minute.
  • 69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' What a strike from Joe Lolley! The score is 2-0.
  • 71' Sydney FC ring the changes. Anas Ouahim has done his job and it is now time for Adrian Segecic to step up.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patryk Klimala on 74.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joshua Risdon.
  • 76' Another change for Sydney FC made on 76 minute. Zachary de Jesus leaves to be changed by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rhyan Grant made 215 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Jordan Courtney-Perkins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
  • 88' A goal from the England international Joe Lolley! He fires home on 88 to make it 3-0!
  • 89' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Jaiden Kucharski on, Joe Lolley off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Perth Glory FC ring the changes. Joshua Risdon has done his job and it is now time for Khoa Ngo to step up.
  • The points are shared — Sydney FC 3-0 Perth Glory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Zdrilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Lolley 9
Adam Le Fondre 6
Robert Mak 4
Kosta Barbarouses 2
Rhyan Grant 2
Joel Chianese 2
Milos Ninkovic 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2

Head to Head

2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-04-28 Sydney FC 7–1 Perth Glory FC 2024-04-03 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC 2023-04-16 Sydney FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC

Sydney FC Form

2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-01-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-12-20 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Sydney FC D 2024-12-14 Sydney FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC L

Perth Glory FC Form

2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC L 2025-01-03 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2024-12-27 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-12-14 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.26 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC68% Draw20% Perth Glory FC12%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
32%
Sydney FC or Perth Glory FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC50% Draw40% Perth Glory FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.2%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 21% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 23% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.