SYDNEY. Sydney conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 after M. Burgess scored just 1 goal (16′). Western Sydney Wanderers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Isaac Moreno received a red card (64′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Western Sydney Wanderers lost the match.

The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who was helped by Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Western Sydney Wanderers

0 - 1

Sydney

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 163 Attack 68
  • 72 Dangerous attack 35
  • 64 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Western Sydney Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sydney was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Sydney was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Western Sydney Wanderers shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sydney shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Marko Rudan). Talking about the opposition, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Diego Caballo and P. Wood).

(Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

16'
Max Burgess(goal)
Tom Beadling- sub ->Marcelo
21'
45'
P. Wood- sub ->Adam Le Fondre
N. Milanovic- sub ->J. Carluccio
59'
M. Ninković- sub ->Oliver Bozanic
59'
63'
64'
69'
71'
Tom Beadling(var)
73'
85'
J. Girdwood-Reich- sub ->Max Burgess
85'
Joel King- sub ->Robert Mak
90'
P. Wood- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
55
26
Central Coast Mariners
44
26
Adelaide United
42
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
41
26
Sydney
38
26
Wellington Phoenix
35
26
Western United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
26
Perth Glory
29
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Melbourne Victory
28
26
Macarthur
26
26

After playing this encounter, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 24 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will have 23 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away with Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).

Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Lawrence Thomas 20.Australia
6.4
D
Marcelo 6.Brazil
6.3
21'
D
A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Tomislav Mrcela 5.Australia
7.4
D
Gabriel Cléùr 2.Australia
7.1
M
Oliver Bozanic 8.Australia
6.8
59'
M
Romain Amalfitano 17.France
7.8
69'
M
C. Nieuwenhof 28.Australia
6.4
M
Yeni Ngbakoto 23.DR Congo
6.8
64'
M
Jarrod Carluccio 21.Australia
6.7
59'
F
Brandon Borrello 26.Australia
7.0
Substitutes
G
Daniel Margush 1.Australia
D
A. Simmons 31.Australia
M
Morgan Schneiderlin 4.France
6.2
69'
M
N. Milanovic 14.Australia
6.9
59'
M
Tom Beadling 16.Australia
7.4
21'
F
M. Ninković 10.Serbia
6.7
59'
F
Kusini Yengi 9.Australia

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas (6.4), Gabriel Cléúr (7.1), Tomislav Mrčela (7.4), Marcelo (6.3), Adama Traoré (7.0), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.4), Romain Amalfitano (7.8), Jarrod Carluccio (6.7), Oliver Božanić (6.8), Yeni N’Gbakoto (6.8) and Brandon Borrello (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Miloš Ninković (6.7), Kusini Yengi, Morgan Schneiderlin (6.2), Nicolas Milanovic (6.9), Aidan Simmons, Daniel Margush and Tom Beadling (7.4).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Marcelo for Thomas Beadling (21′), J. Carluccio for Nicolas Milanovic (59′), Oliver Bozanic for Miloš Ninković (59′) and Romain Amalfitano for Morgan Schneiderlin (69′).

Best player: Romain Amalfitano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was Romain Amalfitano.

His rating is (7.8) with 55 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
7.4
D
Alex Wilkinson 4.Australia
7.0
D
Diego Caballo 18.Spain
7.0
90'
D
James Donachie 2.Australia
7.6
D
Paulo Retre 8.Australia
6.3
M
Joe Lolley 10.England
7.6
71'
M
Luke Brattan 26.Australia
6.4
M
Róbert Mak 11.Slovakia
7.3
85'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
7.6
F
Max Burgess 22.Australia
7.7
85' 16'
F
Adam Le Fondre 9.England
6.6
45'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heward-Belle 20.Australia
D
Joel King 3.Australia
85'
D
Aaron Gurd 29.Australia
M
A. Segecic 19.Australia
M
P. Yazbek 16.Australia
6.8
71'
M
J. Girdwood-Reich 28.Australia
85'
F
P. Wood 12.Australia
6.6
45' 90'

Sydney started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne (7.4), Paulo Retre (6.3), James Donachie (7.6), Alex Wilkinson (7.0), Diego Caballo (7.0), Joe Lolley (7.6), Luke Brattan (6.4), Anthony Caceres (7.6), Róbert Mak (7.3), Max Burgess (7.7) and Adam Le Fondre (6.6).

They had on the bench: Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Wood (6.6), Adrian Segecic, Patrick Yazbek (6.8), Joel King, Jake Girdwood-Reich and Aaron Gurd.

Sydney could not rely on the presence of P. Wood (injured).

Substitutions

Sydney made 4 changes: Adam Le Fondre for P. Wood (45′), Joe Lolley for Patrick Yazbek (71′), Max Burgess for Jake Girdwood-Reich (85′) and Robert Mak for Joel King (85′).

Best player: Max Burgess​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Max Burgess.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 38 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​