Western United FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Western United FC vs Sydney FC — A League at Wyndham Regional Football Facility.
- Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex King
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19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Apr Sydney FC H 1–0 W 17 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 1–2 L 13 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 05 Apr Perth Glory FC H 3–1 W 16 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 6–2 W 08 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Apr Western United FC A 0–1 L 20 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–2 W 12 Apr Auckland FC H 2–2 D 05 Apr Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W 29 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L 16 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sydney FC0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-602/261-751/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sydney FCTiago 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' In just a few seconds Wyndham Regional Football Facility will turn into a battlefield for Western United FC and Sydney FC.
- 4' What a strike from Matthew Grimaldi! The score is 1-0.
- 9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 19' Western United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 28' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Ben Garuccio gets a card.
- 33' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' Sydney 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.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' Riku Danzaki was booked on 45.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel King, as he is very good at scoring at Wyndham Regional Football Facility with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Courtney-Perkins suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Joe Lolley by Kyle Shaw on 61 minute.
- 66' Sydney FC is showing some good football. However, Sydney FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Lavale is hanging Michael Ruhs on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Rhys Bozinovski departs to be replaced by Jordan Lauton.
- 76' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Tomoki Imai is replaced by Charbel Shamoon.
- 77' The referee shows Sydney FC player a card on 77.
- 82' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Joel King by Tiago Quintal on 82 minute.
- 86' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Wataru Kamijo gets a card.
- 87' It’s gonna be a card for Kyle Shaw.
- 87' Another change for Western United FC made on 87 minute. Riku Danzaki leaves to be changed by Ramy Najjarine.
- 90' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Jordan Lauton gets a card.
- Another three points for Western United FC.
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Lineups
Western United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Tomoki Imai ↓ Charbel Shamoon 76'
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77
Riku Danzaki ↓ Ramy Najjarine 87'
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24
Michael Ruhs ↓ Oliver Lavale 70'
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23
Rhys Bozinovski ↓ Jordan Lauton 75'
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10
Matthew Grimaldi ↓ Abel Walatee 75'
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Bench
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Ramy Najjarine ↑ 87'
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44
Jordan Lauton ↑ 75'
- 70
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29
Charbel Shamoon ↑ 76'
- 37
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20
Abel Walatee ↑ 75'
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Oliver Lavale ↑ 70'
Coach John AloisiSydney FC Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Joe Lolley ↓ Kyle Shaw 61'
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Joel King ↓ Tiago Quintal 82'
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- 41
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25
Jaiden Kucharski ↓ Anas Ouahim 61'
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- 12
Bench
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8
Anas Ouahim ↑ 61'
- 29
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20
Tiago Quintal ↑ 82'
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42
Kyle Shaw ↑ 61'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robert Mak 5 Adam Le Fondre 5 Joe Lolley 3 Steven Lustica 3 Max Burgess 2 Fabio 2 Matthew Grimaldi 2 Noah Botic 2 Head to Head
Western United FC Form
2025-04-27 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2025-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2025-04-05 Western United FC 3–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–6 Western United FC W 2025-03-08 Western United FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.71 Western United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Sydney FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Western United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.99Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Western United FC or Draw 75%Draw or Sydney FC 50%Western United FC or Sydney FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Western United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.9%2 – 1 9.1%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 0 6.8%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 0 4.1%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Western United FC
Handicap Western United FC covers Push Sydney FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Western United FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Sydney FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.