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Western Sydney Wanderers
Australian A-League
May 6, 2023 at 10.45am UK
Commbank Stadium
Sydney FC

Western Sydney
1 - 2
Sydney FC

Schneiderlin (39' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-0)
Mak (69'), le Fondre (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Australian A-League clash between Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers

All competitions
Last Game: Melbourne City 3-2 Western Sydney
Friday, April 28 at 10.45am in Australian A-League

Sydney FC

All competitions
Last Game: Sydney FC 2-0 Newcastle Jets
Saturday, April 29 at 8am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 39.46%. A win for Sydney FC had a probability of 36.02% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.93%) and 2-0 (6%). The likeliest Sydney FC win was 1-2 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.

Result
Western Sydney WanderersDrawSydney FC
39.46% (1.034 1.03)24.52% (0.014999999999997 0.01)36.02% (-1.051 -1.05)
Both teams to score 59.43% (-0.153 -0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.54% (-0.161 -0.16)43.46% (0.159 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.14% (-0.158 -0.16)65.85% (0.157 0.16)
Western Sydney Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.99% (0.446 0.45)22.01% (-0.447 -0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.67% (0.669 0.67)55.33% (-0.67 -0.67)
Sydney FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.21% (-0.63800000000001 -0.64)23.79% (0.636 0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.05% (-0.922 -0.92)57.95% (0.92 0.92)
Score Analysis
    Western Sydney Wanderers 39.46%
    Sydney FC 36.02%
    Draw 24.52%
Western Sydney WanderersDrawSydney FC
2-1 @ 8.61% (0.128 0.13)
1-0 @ 7.93% (0.16 0.16)
2-0 @ 6% (0.199 0.2)
3-1 @ 4.35% (0.121 0.12)
3-2 @ 3.12% (0.03 0.03)
3-0 @ 3.03% (0.139 0.14)
4-1 @ 1.64% (0.067 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.18% (0.027 0.03)
4-0 @ 1.15% (0.067 0.07)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 39.46%
1-1 @ 11.38% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.18% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-0 @ 5.24% (0.036 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.49% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 24.52%
1-2 @ 8.17% (-0.14 -0.14)
0-1 @ 7.52% (-0.088 -0.09)
0-2 @ 5.4% (-0.166 -0.17)
1-3 @ 3.91% (-0.142 -0.14)
2-3 @ 2.96% (-0.067 -0.07)
0-3 @ 2.58% (-0.13 -0.13)
1-4 @ 1.4% (-0.078 -0.08)
2-4 @ 1.06% (-0.044 -0.04)
0-4 @ 0.93% (-0.065 -0.07)
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 36.02%

How you voted: Western Sydney vs Sydney FC

Western Sydney Wanderers
65.2%
Draw
13.0%
Sydney FC
21.7%
23
Head to Head
Mar 18, 2023 8.45am
gameweek 21
Sydney FC
0-4
Western Sydney

Retre (11'), Brattan (54'), Caballo (72')
Yengi (13'), Layouni (21', 75'), Nieuwenhof (62')
Beadling (11'), Yengi (14'), Amalfitano (66')
Feb 11, 2023 8.45am
gameweek 16
Western Sydney
0-1
Sydney FC

Rudan (65')
Ngbakoto (64')
Burgess (16')
Caballo (90+5'), Wood (90+5')
Nov 12, 2022 8.45am
gameweek 6
Sydney FC
0-1
Western Sydney
Yengi (70')
Nieuwenhof (31')
Apr 2, 2022 9.45am
gameweek 24
Sydney FC
3-2
Western Sydney
Le Fondre (2'), Buhagiar (66', 71')
Grant (77'), Amini (90+6'), Retre (90+7')
Grant (89')
Hemed (17'), Russell (75')
Troisi (45+2'), Baccus (86'), Mrcela (90+7')
Mar 5, 2022 8.45am
gameweek 17
Western Sydney
2-0
Sydney FC
Hemed (37' pen.), Baccus (52')
Carluccio (90+4')

Donachie (23'), Amini (90+5')