International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Sydney and Hoang Anh Gia Lai are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sydney and Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Sydney form and stats
Last season, Sydney's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.The story so far in the A-League for Sydney at their home stadium is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The Sydney fans got no joy from their last fixture, a AFC Champions League duel also played here: A 0-1 defeat against Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Midfield player Retre got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Retre hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 53 total).
A decent goal production from Sydney in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai form and stats
The V-League season is young and Hoang Anh Gia Lai have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Two away games in a row for Hoang, whose boss Senamuang could celebrate last time after the AFC Champions League win against Sydney. Vu got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Vu scored one goal.
aweayteam Hara magic won.
0 goals so far away for Hoang Anh Gia Lai, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Le Fondre 6 goals | ![]() A. Caceres 5 goals | ![]() D. da Silva 5 goals |
Sydney missing players
Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players
| Sydney | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | ||
| 12 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sydney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -14 | 33 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hai Phong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Viettel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Song Lam Nghe An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Ha Noi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Binh Dinh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Sai Gon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Ha Noi T&T | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 13 | Nam Dinh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |