In total; 20 rounds of fixtures have been played and Sydney are 5 points ahead of Western Sydney Wanderers. Who wins the prize?
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in A-League
This is a local derby, usually meaning added motivation and importance.
The hosts Sydney saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the A-League. This match was also played here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Western Sydney Wanderers have had more rest.
Sydney form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sydney have to build on here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in the A-League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sydney, who played 2-2 against Macarthur. That match was also played at this venue (Netstrata Jubilee Stadium). Amini (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Amini hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 92 successful passes (of 106 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Newcastle Jets.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sydney have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won nine times, drawn four and lost three.
There will be little rest for Sydney after this match as they are travelling to Melbourne City for a A-League game in only four days.
Sydney have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium with 16 goals in 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
There's been little loot from Western Sydney Wanderers's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the A-League. Western Sydney Wanderers only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Wanderers are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Melbourne Victory (placed 6th).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Adelaide United.Western Sydney Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Western Sydney Wanderers have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. Western Sydney Wanderers have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the match result Western Sydney Wanderers - Sydney 2-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sydney two wins, four draws and Western Sydney Wanderers four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Caceres 4 goals |  D. da Silva 4 goals |   T. Hemed 4 goals |
Sydney missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Sydney | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 50% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 39% |
| 20% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 39% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 30% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.1 | 15.9 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.2 | 13.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 28% |
| 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 14.7 | 11.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Melbourne City | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Western United | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -3 | 27 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Sydney | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
