Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Sydney FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 08:35 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Leo Sena 45' Y

Y 52' Brandon Borrello

Y 85' Lawrence Thomas

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 Shaun Evans
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC 2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–3	D
01 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	4–1	W
24 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
18 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–4	L
15 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
11 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	3–3	D
31 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
26 Jan	Auckland FC	H	0–1	L
17 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
04 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC get this one started.
5' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
7' Patryk Klimala makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sydney FC are in front.
9' Zac Sapsford doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' 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.
19' 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.
24' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
29' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' 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.
39' GOAL! Rhyan Grant scores on 39.
44' James Temelkovski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Leo Sena.
47' Magnificent from Zac Sapsford! That is 14 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' Controversy at the stadium! Brandon Borrello argues furiously but the card stands.
57' The crowd applauds Zachary de Jesus as he leaves the pitch. Douglas Costa steps in for Sydney FC.
62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyle Shaw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
66' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Anas Ouahim by Adrian Segecic on 66 minute.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
76' Jordan Courtney-Perkins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
77' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Mohamed Al-Taay comes on to replace Joshua Brillante.
80' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Jordan Courtney-Perkins is replaced by Joel King.
85' Lawrence Thomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
88' Magnificent from Adrian Segecic! That is 21 goals in 215 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' Aydan Hammond has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bozhidar Kraev on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Joe Lolley ↓ Jaiden Kucharski 80'
23
Rhyan Grant
17
Anthony Caceres
9
Patryk Klimala
15
Leo Sena
8
Anas Ouahim ↓ Adrian Segecic 66'
4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins ↓ Joel King 80'
21
Zachary de Jesus ↓ Douglas Costa 57'
6
Corey Hollman
12
Harrison Devenish-Meares
42
Kyle Shaw

Bench

11
Douglas Costa ↑ 57'
1
Andrew Redmayne
16
Joel King ↑ 80'
7
Adrian Segecic ↑ 66'
25
Jaiden Kucharski ↑ 80'
24
Wataru Kamijo
37
Will Kennedy

Coach Ufuk Talay

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 66'
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Marcus Antonsson 66'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Aydan Hammond 90'
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 77'
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ James Temelkovski 77'

Bench

9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 66'
3
Alex Gersbach
30
Jordan Holmes
6
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 77'
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 66'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 90'
27
James Temelkovski ↑ 77'

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

2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-02-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-01-18 Sydney FC 3–4 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-01-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Auckland FC L 2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-01-14 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.25 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC55% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

45%

Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC42% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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