Only a few games have been played in the National Youth League so far, with Sydney FC U21 placed 2nd and WS Wanderers U21 sitting in the 4th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sydney FC U21 form and stats
Sydney FC U21 have only played one National Youth League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 4 matches.
Sydney FC U21 manager J. van Weeren and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Central Coast U21 (placed 1st) in the National Youth League. Before that game, the 8-3 home victory against Newcastle Jets U21.
A goal frenzy last time out for Sydney FC U21, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Central Coast U21. Fun stuff to watch!
Early season league goal statistics from Sydney FC U21's 1 home game: 8 goals, 3 conceded.
WS Wanderers U21 form and stats
WS Wanderers U21 failed to get anything from their last game, a National Youth League home match vs Central Coast U21 (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-5. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Canberra United U21.
WS Wanderers U21 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Sydney FC U21 won 1, WS Wanderers U21 won 3 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Sydney FC U21 missing players
WS Wanderers U21 missing players
| Sydney FC U21 | WS Wanderers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 26 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 28 | 17 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 39% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| Sydney FC U21 | Last season | WS Wanderers U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | ||
| 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 67% | ||
| 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | ||
| 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 56% | ||
| 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.2 | 9.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 10 | ||
| 3.2 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 41 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 15 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Sydney FC U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | WS Wanderers U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 | Canberra United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | WS Wanderers U21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Sydney FC U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Central Coast U21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Newcastle Jets U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Canberra United U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 1 |