Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 08:45 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Courtney-Perkins 89' Y

Overview

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Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
11 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	5–1	W
03 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–2	L
19 May	Melbourne City FC	A	0–4	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
05 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–2	D
28 Oct	Western United FC	H	5–0	W
22 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
06 May	Sydney 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' A quiet spell here at Sydney Football Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
15' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
17' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Brandon Borrello trudges off to be replaced by Zac Sapsford on 17 minutes.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' 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.
32' 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.
37' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
46' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Zachary de Jesus by Rhyan Grant on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Lawrence Thomas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Brillante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sydney FC.
62' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Fabio is replaced by Patrick Wood on 62 minute.
67' Marcelo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Jaiden Kucharski is replaced by Corey Hollman on 69 minute.
72' GOAL! Zac Sapsford scores on 72. Assisted by Dylan Pierias
77' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' The supporters are chanting for Mitchell Glasson. He replaces Jake Girdwood-Reich on 81 minute.
82' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dylan Pierias is replaced by Marcus Younis.
87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' The referee shows Sydney FC player a card on 89.
90' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marcus Antonsson is replaced by Dylan Scicluna.
Another three points for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Joe Lolley
1
Andrew Redmayne
11
Robert Mak
26
Luke Brattan
17
Anthony Caceres
16
Joel King ↓ Jordan Courtney-Perkins 69'
15
Gabriel Lacerda
9
Fabio ↓ Patrick Wood 62'
8
Jake Girdwood-Reich ↓ Mitchell Glasson 81'
25
Jaiden Kucharski ↓ Corey Hollman 69'
21
Zachary de Jesus ↓ Rhyan Grant 46'

Bench

23
Rhyan Grant ↑ 46'
4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins ↑ 69'
20
Adam Pavlesic
13
Patrick Wood ↑ 62'
18
Matthew Scarcella
12
Corey Hollman ↑ 69'
19
Mitchell Glasson ↑ 81'

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	5
Zac Sapsford	5
Patryk Klimala	3
Alex Brosque	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Fabio	3
Bobo	2
Amor Layouni	2

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-11-11 Adelaide United FC 1–5 Sydney FC W 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2023-10-27 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Sydney FC L 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-11-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W 2023-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.1 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC34% Draw32% Western Sydney Wanderers FC34%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

66%

Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC24% Draw53% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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