Only a win will satisfy the Sydney supporters in this Netstrata Jubilee Stadium clash with Western Sydney Wanderers, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the A-League table.
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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Sydney form and stats
Home games in the A-League have been a walk in the park for Sydney so far, with 24 points won from 8 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Sydney has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Western Sydney Wanderers defeat 104 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne not having conceded a league goal in 249 minutes.
Sydney's previous game was a A-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Brisbane Roar (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Melbourne Victory.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sydney matches with similar probabilities have ended with seven wins, one draw and one defeat (from nine games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shanghai SIPG are coming to town in four days.
The Sydney manager S. Corica has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. Sydney have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
3-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Western Sydney Wanderers in their A-League matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Western Sydney Wanderers, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Central Coast Mariners (placed 10th) in the A-League last time out. A loss against Perth Glory was the result prior to that, in a home game.
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 Western Sydney Wanderers playing away, we found eight games. Results were one away win, one draw and six home wins.
Western Sydney Wanderers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Western Sydney Wanderers have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Western Sydney Wanderers - Sydney 1-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sydney won five, Western Sydney Wanderers won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 15 goals |  K. Barbarouses 6 goals |   M. Duke 6 goals |
Sydney missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Sydney | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 80% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 73% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 60% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 166 | 105 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 115 | 208 |
| 80 | 48 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 27 | 55 |
| 42% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 31% |
- All of Western Sydney Wanderers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Sydney has the most points (24) at home
- Sydney has the most scored goals (34)
- Sydney has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+13) at home
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+21)
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sydney have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sydney have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Western Sydney Wanderers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Sydney | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Western United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -18 | 10 |