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Australian A-League | Gameweek 13
Jan 21, 2023 at 6am UK
Whitten Oval
Sydney FC

Western Utd
1 - 0
Sydney FC

Diamanti (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Western United

All competitions
Last Game: Western Utd 1-1 Newcastle Jets
Sunday, January 15 at 6am in Australian A-League

Sydney FC

All competitions
Last Game: Perth Glory 2-2 Sydney FC
Saturday, January 14 at 11.30am 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 Sydney FC win with a probability of 49.66%. A win for Western United had a probability of 26.81% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sydney FC win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.94%) and 0-2 (7.82%). The likeliest Western United win was 2-1 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood.

Result
Western UnitedDrawSydney FC
26.81% (1.045 1.05)23.53% (0.394 0.39)49.66% (-1.442 -1.44)
Both teams to score 58.32% (-0.376 -0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.06% (-0.942 -0.94)42.94% (0.94 0.94)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.66% (-0.942 -0.94)65.34% (0.938 0.94)
Western United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.62% (0.29600000000001 0.3)29.38% (-0.299 -0.3)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.63% (0.359 0.36)65.37% (-0.36099999999999 -0.36)
Sydney FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.58% (-0.884 -0.88)17.42% (0.882 0.88)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.14% (-1.566 -1.57)47.86% (1.564 1.56)
Score Analysis
    Western United 26.81%
    Sydney FC 49.66%
    Draw 23.53%
Western UnitedDrawSydney FC
2-1 @ 6.71% (0.193 0.19)
1-0 @ 6.27% (0.307 0.31)
2-0 @ 3.84% (0.217 0.22)
3-1 @ 2.74% (0.1 0.1)
3-2 @ 2.39% (0.018 0.02)
3-0 @ 1.57% (0.101 0.1)
Other @ 3.3%
Total : 26.81%
1-1 @ 10.95% (0.23 0.23)
2-2 @ 5.86% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 5.12% (0.21 0.21)
3-3 @ 1.39% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 23.53%
1-2 @ 9.57% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-1 @ 8.94% (0.112 0.11)
0-2 @ 7.82% (-0.132 -0.13)
1-3 @ 5.58% (-0.214 -0.21)
0-3 @ 4.55% (-0.214 -0.21)
2-3 @ 3.42% (-0.103 -0.1)
1-4 @ 2.44% (-0.169 -0.17)
0-4 @ 1.99% (-0.156 -0.16)
2-4 @ 1.49% (-0.091 -0.09)
Other @ 3.86%
Total : 49.66%

How you voted: Western Utd vs Sydney FC

Western United
10.5%
Draw
31.6%
Sydney FC
57.9%
19
Head to Head
Oct 16, 2022 7am
Western Utd
1-3
Sydney FC
Risdon (16')
Le Fondre (39' pen.), Mak (41'), Lolley (69')
Grant (15')
Mar 19, 2022 8.45am
Sydney FC
3-0
Western Utd
Ninkovic (23'), Narsingh (58'), Amini (68')
Amini (7')

Lacroix (28'), Krhin (47')
Feb 23, 2022 6.25am
Western Utd
1-0
Sydney FC
Lustica (67')
Theoharous (90+4')

Burgess (10'), Warland (74')
Feb 12, 2022 8.45am
Sydney FC
1-1
Western Utd
Burgess (65')
Retre (58')
Lustica (56')
Diamanti (37'), Wenzel-Halls (90+6')
May 15, 2021 5.35am
Western Utd
0-1
Sydney FC

Uskok (8'), Sanchez (86')
Le Fondre (76' pen.)
McGowan (90+6')
rhs 2.0


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