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Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Sydney FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Sun 23 May 2021 · 06:05 UTC Sydney Cricket Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Ziggy Gordon
Luke Brattan 45' Y
Ryan McGowan 72' Y
Kosta Barbarouses 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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

12
4
8
Sydney FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2020-02-28 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
19 May Melbourne Victory FC H 2–0 W
15 May Western United FC A 1–0 W
08 May Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
01 May Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
27 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Sydney FC A 0–1 L
16 May Perth Glory FC A 1–5 L
08 May Western United FC H 5–0 W
01 May Sydney FC H 3–2 W
23 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 4–5 L
16 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#5 Position #12
39 Points 21
26 Played 26
11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 15
33 Scored 27
25 Conceded 43
+8 GD -16
1.50 PPG 0.81
42% Win % 19%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ 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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Bozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A
Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A
Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A
Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sydney FC is hosting Western Sydney Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Bruce Kamau is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 25' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Graham Dorrans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Ziggy Gordon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Brilliant from the ! Bruce Kamau makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 43.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Brattan is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Daniel Margush needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Sydney FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Sydney FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
  • 62' What composure from Bobo! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 64' Bernie Ibini-Isei gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Mitchell Duke and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Sydney FC. Ryan McGowan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Sydney FC make a change. Luke Brattan trudges off to be replaced by Paulo Retre on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Ziggy Gordon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 81' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Bobo departs to be replaced by Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 82' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Baumjohann is hanging Bobo on the field on 82 minute.
  • 85' Sydney FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' Nicolai Muller is replacing Steven Peter Ugarkovic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
  • 87' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Le Fondre departs to be replaced by Patrick Wood.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zac Sapsford 5
Adam Le Fondre 5
Tomer Hemed 3
Fabio 3
Patryk Klimala 3
Alex Brosque 3
Trent Buhagiar 2
Rhyan Grant 2

Head to Head

2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2020-02-28 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC

Sydney FC Form

2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-05-15 Western United FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2021-05-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC L 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-16 Perth Glory FC 5–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-04-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC58% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC17%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
42%
Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC41% Draw46% Western Sydney Wanderers FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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