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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Ryan McGowan
Nicolas Sullivan 22' Y
Keanu Baccus 41' Y
Y 55' Rhyan Grant
Pirmin Schwegler 55' Y
Y 82' Paulo Retre
Y 85' Luke Brattan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Nathan MacDonald
  • Referee Lance Greenshields
  • Referee Alireza Faghani

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
2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Sydney FC 2018-10-27 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Sydney FC H 1–0 W
18 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
12 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
27 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 0–1 L
20 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–3 L
13 Apr Sydney FC H 1–1 D
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
20 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
11 Oct Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W
19 May Perth Glory FC A 0–0 D
12 May Melbourne Victory FC H 6–1 W
27 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–2 L

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' The ball is rolling at Bankwest Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sydney FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Le Fondre made 215 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Mitch Duke has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan McGowan is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Keanu Baccus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' The crowd applauds Nicolas Sullivan as he leaves the pitch. Mohamed Adam steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Babbel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Rhyan Grant on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sydney FC will be frustrated.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' 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 Alexander Baumjohann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' Anthony Caceres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Baumjohann on 72 minute.
  • 77' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Another change for Sydney FC made on 79 minute. Brandon O'Neill leaves to be changed by Luke Ivanovic.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Paulo Retre. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Luke Brattan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Paulo Retre exits the field as Joel King enters on 86.
  • Sydney FC will have plenty to reflect on. Western Sydney Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Sydney FC 2018-10-27 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Sydney FC Form

2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2019-05-19 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw30% Sydney FC38%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Sydney FC
68%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw53% Sydney FC28%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
14.1%
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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