Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Sydney FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 08:45 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack Clisby 36' Y

Y 44' Hayden Matthews

Y 66' Max Burgess

Y 74' Jake Girdwood-Reich

Y 76' Corey Hollman

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC 2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC 2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–4	L
24 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
18 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–1	L
11 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–3	D
04 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L
27 Jan	Western United FC	A	1–0	W

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–1	W
24 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
10 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–1	W
03 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
26 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Western Sydney Wanderers FC welcome Sydney FC for this crunch clash at CommBank Stadium.
3' The Australia Rhyan Grant breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 0-1!
7' A stunning finish from Fabio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
12' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
17' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
22' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Jack Clisby gets a card.
41' 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.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Hayden Matthews is booked for Sydney FC — card on 44.
46' Gabriel Lacerda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hayden Matthews at the 46 minute mark.
50' Against the run of play, Robert Mak has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' Gabriel Lacerda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Pierias. He replaces Nicolas Milanovic on 56 minute.
59' Brilliant from the ! Fabio makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 59.
64' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Jack Clisby by Dylan Scicluna on 64 minute.
66' Max Burgess is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
71' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
72' A stunning finish from Jake Girdwood-Reich — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jake Girdwood-Reich on 74 minutes.
76' Poor challenge from Corey Hollman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
79' Nathan Amanatidis gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Fabio and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
87' Matthew Scarcella has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corey Hollman on 87 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sydney FC players.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
5
Sonny Kittel ↓ Zac Sapsford 64'
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Dylan Scicluna 64'
1
Daniel Margush
17
Lachlan Brook
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Dylan Pierias 56'
37
Alex Badolato ↓ Oscar Priestman 46'
33
Alex Bonetig ↓ Tom Beadling 56'
31
Aidan Simmons

Bench

10
Milos Ninkovic
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 56'
16
Tom Beadling ↑ 56'
36
Oscar Priestman ↑ 46'
29
Dylan Scicluna ↑ 64'
35
Zac Sapsford ↑ 64'
30
Taiga Harper

Coach Mark Rudan

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Joe Lolley
1
Andrew Redmayne
23
Rhyan Grant
11
Robert Mak ↓ Mitchell Glasson 79'
17
Anthony Caceres
22
Max Burgess ↓ Jaiden Kucharski 79'
4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
9
Fabio ↓ Nathan Amanatidis 79'
8
Jake Girdwood-Reich
12
Corey Hollman ↓ Matthew Scarcella 87'
34
Hayden Matthews ↓ Gabriel Lacerda 46'

Bench

16
Joel King
20
Adam Pavlesic
15
Gabriel Lacerda ↑ 46'
25
Jaiden Kucharski ↑ 79'
18
Matthew Scarcella ↑ 87'
28
Nathan Amanatidis ↑ 79'
19
Mitchell Glasson ↑ 79'

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	5
Zac Sapsford	5
Patryk Klimala	3
Alex Brosque	3
Tomer Hemed	3
Fabio	3
Bobo	2
Amor Layouni	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC L 2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-02-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Sydney FC Form

2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC W 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-02-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC W 2024-02-03 Western United FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC24% Draw25% Sydney FC51%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Sydney FC

76%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC18% Draw42% Sydney FC40%

Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

6.3%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	22%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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