Western United have some catching up to do from their 11th place, and the job begins vs Sydney. Read more!
- Western United have the most conceded goals (24) in A-League
- Sydney have the most scored goals (12) away in A-League
It's quite the trip for Sydney when visiting Western United as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Western United form and stats
2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Western United so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Western, who played 1-1 against Newcastle Jets. That match was also played at this venue (Whitten Oval). Western United's goalie Young played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Newcastle Jets with a stunning seven saves.
Heartbreak before that as Western United lost 0-4 at Melbourne City's place.Some stats: A review of the 12 most recent league games highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Western are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Western United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sydney form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the A-League.
Sydney are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Perth Glory (placed 9th). Drawing 2-2 against Perth Glory after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Corica needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Lolley, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.75. Lolley scored one goal.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Wellington Phoenix.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Sydney's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score Western United - Sydney 1-3 logged in the official records. Western-Sydney H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Western United two wins, Sydney five wins, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Mak 4 goals |  J. Lolley 4 goals |   N. Milanovic 3 goals |
Western United missing players
Sydney missing players
| Western United | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 58% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 83% | 75% |
| 42% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 83% | 67% |
| 17% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.3 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| 30% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | 26% |
| 14.8 | 13 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 11.7 | 12.8 |
| 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 4.4 |
- All of Sydney's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sydney have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sydney have the most scored goals (12) away in A-League
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Western United have the most conceded goals (24) in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in A-League
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Sydney | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Western United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
