Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Sydney FC

Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 08:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Patryk Klimala

Y 25' Alexandar Popovic

Nicolas Milanovic 25' Y

Gabriel Cleur 35' Y

Y 39' Rhyan Grant

Y 65' Douglas Costa

R 87' Max Burgess

Y 90' Andrew Redmayne

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC 2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	4–3	W
20 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
18 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
10 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
04 May	Macarthur FC	H	4–0	W
28 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	7–1	W
20 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	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' And we are off! Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC — let the football do the talking.
5' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' 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.
15' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
17' Joe Lolley adds to his 0 season tally! Sydney FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
22' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
23' Sydney FC player sees a card in front of him.
25' Alexandar Popovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' A moment of madness from Gabriel Cleur on 35 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Rhyan Grant is booked for Sydney FC — card on 39.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Bozhidar Kraev is replacing Zac Sapsford for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aydan Hammond makes it 1-1.
58' Anas Ouahim makes way for Corey Hollman at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
62' Mata gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Aydan Hammond and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patryk Klimala makes it 1-2.
65' Douglas Costa was booked on 65.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zac Sapsford, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
75' Dylan Scicluna makes way for Dean Pelekanos at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
80' The 28-year-old Anas Ouahim has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
85' The whistle greets Leo Sena as he departs to be replaced by Max Burgess.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Max Burgess on 87 minutes.
90' Andrew Redmayne picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Sydney FC make a change. Douglas Costa trudges off to be replaced by Joel King on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Sydney FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur ↓ Ben Holliday 75'
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Marcus Antonsson 85'
19
Jack Clisby
14
Nicolas Milanovic
25
Joshua Brillante
4
Alex Bonetig
5
Dylan Scicluna ↓ Dean Pelekanos 75'
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 46'
21
Aydan Hammond ↓ Mata 62'
40
Tristan Vidackovic
8
Tae-wook Jeong

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 62'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 85'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 46'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos ↑ 75'
16
Tom Beadling
12
Ben Holliday ↑ 75'

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Joe Lolley	2
Bruce Kamau	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Sydney FC Form

2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-05-04 Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W 2024-04-28 Sydney FC 7–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-04-20 Macarthur FC 1–0 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.86 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw28% Sydney FC49%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sydney FC

77%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Sydney FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC15% Draw48% Sydney FC37%

Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

12.9%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11%

0 – 2

10.5%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 2

3.9%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	24%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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