A traditional home win, the away team claims a mighty victory or an exciting draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table inhabitants Sydney and Perth Glory battle at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest points (6) away in A-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sydney form and stats
Overall A-League results playing at home this season for Sydney are 3-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Sydney shared the glory with Adelaide United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The hometeam coach Corica made a successful contribution in the game against Adelaide United, bringing on Fondre who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Lolley (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.02/10. Lolley hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 38 successful passes (of 47 total).
In the match before that, Sydney hosted Western United and drew the game 3-3.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sydney's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 9 games, won 4 matches, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Sydney has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sydney defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Perth Glory form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Perth Glory so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose). Perth Glory has drawn their two previous away games.
Perth Glory are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Melbourne Victory (placed 12th). Midfield player Clisby was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Clisby had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Macarthur.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Perth playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 0 away wins, 2 draws and 4 home wins.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 13 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Perth Glory struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H meeting ended Perth Glory - Sydney 2-2, played this season. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Sydney, four draws and one win for Perth Glory. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 7 goals |  R. Mak 7 goals |  J. Lolley 5 goals |
Sydney missing players
Perth Glory missing players
| Sydney | Perth Glory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 32 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| 38 | 21 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 74% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 61% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 43% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 61% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 70% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 26% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 22% |
| 6 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 16.1 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 11.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 24% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 31% |
| 12.4 | 12.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.8 | 13.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
- Perth Glory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Perth Glory have the fewest points (6) away in A-League
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney have the fewest points (12) at home in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals (21) at home in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in A-League
- Sydney have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
- Sydney 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 | Western United | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
