Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Sydney FC

Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' James Donachie

Y 90' Mustafa Amini

Jarrod Carluccio 90' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2021-11-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
11 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
05 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–1	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
23 Feb	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
19 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
12 Feb	Western United FC	H	1–1	D
04 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	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' Three points are at stake. Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Sydney FC — let the battle begin!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Sydney FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' 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.
20' Keijiro Ogawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
23' Controversy at the stadium! James Donachie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' Sydney FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
33' Andrew Redmayne is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tomer Hemed makes no mistake. 1-0!
40' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Bobo comes on to replace Elvis Kamsoba.
41' Another change for Sydney FC made on 41 minute. Elvis Kamsoba leaves to be changed by Bobo.
46' Luciano Narsingh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Keanu Baccus makes no mistake. 2-0!
57' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses is replaced by Luciano Narsingh.
62' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
68' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tomer Hemed is replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
69' The crowd applauds Tomer Hemed as he leaves the pitch. Bernie Ibini-Isei steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
74' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' The crowd applauds Ramy Najjarine as he leaves the pitch. Jarrod Carluccio steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
76' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ramy Najjarine is replaced by Jarrod Carluccio.
81' A quiet spell here at . Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
84' The whistle greets Keijiro Ogawa as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Aquilina.
89' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mustafa Amini on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-0 Sydney FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Tomer Hemed ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 69'
17
Keanu Baccus
13
Tate Russell ↓ Johnny Koutroumbis 76'
1
Daniel Margush
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Thomas Aquilina 84'
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 76'
3
Adama Traore
25
Phillip Cancar
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic
23
Dimitri Petratos ↓ Ziggy Gordon 84'

Bench

29
Terry Antonis
22
Johnny Koutroumbis ↑ 76'
2
Ziggy Gordon ↑ 84'
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 69'
20
Tomas Mejias
32
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 76'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 84'

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Luciano Narsingh 57'
14
Adam Le Fondre
1
Andrew Redmayne
23
Rhyan Grant
4
Alex Wilkinson
8
Paulo Retre ↓ Mustafa Amini 57'
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Max Burgess 69'
17
Anthony Caceres
27
Elvis Kamsoba ↓ Bobo 41'
2
James Donachie
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Connor O'Toole 69'

Bench

16
Luciano Narsingh ↑ 57'
5
Connor O'Toole ↑ 69'
20
Tom Heward-Belle
3
Ben Warland
6
Mustafa Amini ↑ 57'
22
Max Burgess ↑ 69'
9
Bobo ↑ 41'

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC L

Sydney FC Form

2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-23 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2022-02-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-02-04 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC39% Draw30% Sydney FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Sydney FC

61%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC24% Draw53% Sydney FC23%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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