Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Sydney FC

0 – 4

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 11' Tom Beadling

Paulo Retre 11' Y

Y 12' Tom Beadling

Y 14' Kusini Yengi

Luke Brattan 54' Y

Y 66' Romain Amalfitano

Diego Caballo 72' Y

Overview

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Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

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

Sydney FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Sydney FC 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-04-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–4	L
12 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
25 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	2–3	L
18 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
11 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Sydney FC	A	4–0	W
10 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
25 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	4–0	W
19 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	4–4	D
11 Feb	Sydney FC	H	0–1	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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 41-year-old Milos Ninkovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
11' Tom Beadling is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
12' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Tom Beadling gets a Yellow card.
13' A goal from the Australia international Kusini Yengi! He fires home on 13 to make it 0-1!
14' The referee has no hesitation. Kusini Yengi is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 14.
18' Another change for Sydney FC made on 18 minute. James Donachie leaves to be changed by Jack Rodwell.
21' Amor Layouni doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
26' It is a cagey affair so far. Sydney FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Jaiden Kucharski on, Joel King off on 46 minutes.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Corica might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' That is a Yellow card for Sydney FC. Luke Brattan will be fuming at that decision.
59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' The Australia Calem Nieuwenhof breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 0-3!
63' Calem Nieuwenhof does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
66' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
71' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Paulo Retre is replaced by Jake Girdwood-Reich on 71 minute.
72' Diego Caballo was booked on 72.
75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Amor Layouni makes it 0-5.
78' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Nicolas Milanovic on, Milos Ninkovic off on 78 minutes.
83' Robert Mak, a Slovakia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Robert Mak is replaced by Patrick Wood on 84 minute.
87' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Aidan Simmons exits the field as Alex Bonetig enters on 87.
With this win, Western Sydney Wanderers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Jack Rodwell ↑ 18'
20
Tom Heward-Belle
12
Patrick Wood ↑ 84'
19
Adrian Segecic ↑ 84'
29
Aaron Gurd
28
Jake Girdwood-Reich ↑ 71'
25
Jaiden Kucharski ↑ 46'

Coach Steve Corica

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 78'
11
Amor Layouni
3
Adama Traore
9
Kusini Yengi ↓ Yeni N'Gbakoto 71'
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
16
Tom Beadling
17
Romain Amalfitano
31
Aidan Simmons ↓ Alex Bonetig 87'

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	5
Zac Sapsford	5
Fabio	3
Patryk Klimala	3
Alex Brosque	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Rhyan Grant	2
Mitch Duke	2

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC L 2023-02-18 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2023-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Sydney FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-03-10 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-02-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W 2023-02-19 Adelaide United FC 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC34% Draw29% Western Sydney Wanderers FC37%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

66%

Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC25% Draw47% Western Sydney Wanderers FC28%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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