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 (2026/27)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Al Hassan Toure scoring 1 goals.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sydney FC backline.
15' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' Controversy at the stadium! James Donachie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' 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.
37' Tomer Hemed puts Western Sydney Wanderers FC on the lead.
40' Another change for Sydney FC made on 40 minute. Elvis Kamsoba leaves to be changed by Bobo.
41' The whistle greets Elvis Kamsoba as he departs to be replaced by Bobo.
46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bobo made 215 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' What a strike from Keanu Baccus! The score is 2-0.
57' The supporters are chanting for Luciano Narsingh. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses on 57 minute.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Bernie Ibini-Isei comes on to replace Tomer Hemed.
69' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Tomer Hemed exits the field as Bernie Ibini-Isei enters on 69.
74' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Ramy Najjarine by Jarrod Carluccio on 75 minute.
76' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Ramy Najjarine exits the field as Jarrod Carluccio enters on 76.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
84' Thomas Aquilina gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Keijiro Ogawa and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mustafa Amini on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Fabio	3
Patryk Klimala	3
Alex Brosque	3
Tomer Hemed	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.