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

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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' The wait is over. Sydney FC get us underway at .
5' 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.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Sydney FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' James Donachie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' A goal from the Israel international Tomer Hemed! He fires home on 37 to make it 1-0!
40' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Elvis Kamsoba is withdrawn and Bobo gets his opportunity.
41' The crowd applauds Elvis Kamsoba as he leaves the pitch. Bobo steps in for Sydney FC.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' Goal! Keanu Baccus scores his 14 goal in 205 matches.
57' Sydney FC make a change. Kosta Barbarouses trudges off to be replaced by Luciano Narsingh on 57 minutes.
62' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Connor O'Toole has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
67' Dimitri Petratos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
68' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Tomer Hemed is replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei on 68 minute.
69' Bernie Ibini-Isei is replacing Tomer Hemed for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Ramy Najjarine makes way for Jarrod Carluccio at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
76' Ramy Najjarine makes way for Jarrod Carluccio at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paulo Retre made 215 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Keijiro Ogawa by Thomas Aquilina on 84 minute.
89' Keijiro Ogawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Adam Le Fondre	5
Zac Sapsford	5
Patryk Klimala	3
Alex Brosque	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Fabio	3
Joe Lolley	2
Bruce Kamau	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.