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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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Andrew Redmayne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Steven Peter Ugarkovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Sydney Cricket Ground. Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' Ziggy Gordon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' The Australia Bruce Kamau breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 0-1!
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Brattan on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tate Russell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Bobo gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Mitchell Duke by Bernie Ibini-Isei on 64 minute.
  • 69' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Ryan McGowan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Luke Brattan is replaced by Paulo Retre.
  • 79' Daniel Margush has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Alexander Baumjohann on, Bobo off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Alexander Baumjohann comes on to replace Bobo.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kosta Barbarouses on 85 minutes.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Nicolai Muller on, Steven Peter Ugarkovic off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Adam Le Fondre by Patrick Wood on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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.