Sydney perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Perth Glory can look both up and down from their 6th position.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a A-League game only four days ago. That game, against Wellington Phoenix, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Perth Glory.
These teams have little in common geographically as Perth Glory have to travel 3900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sydney form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 13 A-League games here at Spotless Stadium for Sydney. The data says 9 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sydney, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Sydney fans got no joy from their last match, a A-League game also here at Spotless Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Western United. 1-1 away at Brisbane Roar before that.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sydney handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, one draw and two defeats.
Sydney have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Spotless Stadium with 24 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Sydney have conceded only 12 goals.
Perth Glory form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Perth Glory, who have the most clean sheets (9) in A-League, playing as the away team in the A-League this season. Perth Glory has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Perth play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Wellington Phoenix. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Western United.
Goalkeeper Liam Reddy was absolutely vital in the Perth victory against Wellington Phoenix, making eleven saves.
We have checked recent matches where Perth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were one victory, two draws and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Perth have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. Perth have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sydney - Perth Glory 0-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sydney won seven, Perth Glory won one and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 20 goals |   B. Fornaroli Mezza 13 goals |  K. Barbarouses 7 goals |
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| Sydney | Perth Glory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 49 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 44 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 36 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 81% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 78% |
| 62% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 56% |
| 27% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 30% |
| 15% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 15% |
| 65% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 56% |
| 23% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 43% | 33% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 296 | 173 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 177 | 339 |
| 129 | 71 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 62 | 122 |
| 38% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 36% |
- Perth Glory has the fewest points from losing position (3)
- Perth Glory has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Perth Glory has the most clean sheets (9)
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (25)
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Sydney has the most points (28) at home
- Sydney has the most points from losing position (15)
- Sydney has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+12) at home
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+24)
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 23 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -29 | 18 |