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 13 Apr 2024 · 09:45 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Joel King 88' Y

Y 88' Aidan Simmons

Rhyan Grant 90' 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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
03 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
16 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L
08 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–3	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

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Sydney Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Milos Ninkovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
10' Sydney FC is showing some good football. However, Sydney FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Sonny Kittel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
21' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Brandon Borrello is replaced by Zac Sapsford on 21 minute.
26' Tate Russell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Sydney FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
47' The supporters are chanting for Tate Russell. He replaces Jack Clisby on 47 minute.
52' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Marcelo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Beadling departs to be replaced by Gabriel Cleur.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
68' Marcus Younis is replacing Marcus Antonsson for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
72' Sydney FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Fabio on 72.
77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Jaiden Kucharski on, Max Burgess off on 79 minutes.
84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rhyan Grant, as he is very good at scoring at Sydney Football Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
88' Joel King picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Rhyan Grant has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
90' Another change for Sydney FC made on 90 minute. Fabio leaves to be changed by Mitchell Glasson.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sydney FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur ↑ 58'
5
Sonny Kittel ↑ 68'
13
Tate Russell ↑ 47'
1
Daniel Margush
35
Zac Sapsford ↑ 21'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 68'
44
Nathan Barrie

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-04-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Sydney FC L 2024-04-03 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2024-03-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-16 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-03-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.84 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC56% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

44%

Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC40% Draw44% Western Sydney Wanderers FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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