Sunday , 16 August 2026

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 09:35 UTC CommBank Stadium 16,135 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Al Hassan Toure
0–2 83' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Brandon Borrello 34' Y
Y 34' Ben Garuccio
Anthony Pantazopoulos 41' Y
Phillip Cancar 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kate Jacewicz
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Hugh Fenton-White (Australia)
  • Assistant 2 Luke Gennimatas (Australia)
  • 4th Official Sam Kelly (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

8
4
12
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC 2026-01-31 Sydney FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-11-29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Sydney FC H 0–2 L
04 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–3 L
20 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–4 L
13 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–2 D
07 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
28 Feb Macarthur FC A 4–0 W
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
02 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D
22 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
17 Mar Melbourne City FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
01 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Sydney FC
#12 Position #5
21 Points 39
26 Played 26
5 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
27 Scored 33
43 Conceded 25
-16 GD +8
0.81 PPG 1.50
19% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have kicked off against Sydney FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Al Hassan Toure scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Al Hassan Toure puts Sydney FC on the lead.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' 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 Brandon Borrello suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Brandon Borrello. He receives a card.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Anthony Pantazopoulos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Phillip Cancar.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Phillip Cancar as he leaves the pitch. Alex Gersbach steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Angus Thurgate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Brandon Borrello as he leaves the pitch. Hiroshi Ibusuki steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 69' Akol Akon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Al Hassan Toure at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 76' Tiago Quintal is replacing Ahmet Arslan for the Sydney FC side.
  • 81' Sydney FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 83' A goal from the Australia international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! He fires home on 83 to make it 0-2!
  • 85' Sydney FC make a change. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos trudges off to be replaced by Patrick Wood on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It’s high time Patrick Kisnorbo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary van Egmond

Sydney FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC 2026-01-31 Sydney FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-11-29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-02-28 Macarthur FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Sydney FC Form

2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2026-04-02 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC21% Draw26% Sydney FC53%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Sydney FC
79%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC13% Draw45% Sydney FC42%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 24% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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