Western Sydney vs Sydney FC 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Sydney FC 1. Max Burgess (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 21': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tom Beadling replaces Marcelo because of an injury.
- 45'+6': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Adam Le Fondre because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
- 59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Oliver Bozanic.
- 64': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 69': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Romain Amalfitano.
- 71': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Yazbek replaces Joe Lolley.
- 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Joel King replaces Róbert Mak.
- 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Jake Girdwood-Reich replaces Max Burgess.
- 90'+5': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Diego Caballo (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 26,462
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 SYD |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 392 | Passes | 518 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 32 | Clearances | 10 |
Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 5 | Tomislav Mrcela |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur |
| 8 | Oliver Bozanic |
| 17 | Romain Amalfitano |
| 28 | Calem Nieuwenhof |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
| 23 | Yeni N'Gbakoto  |
| 21 | Jarrod Carluccio |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Wilkinson |
| 2 | James Donachie |
| 18 | Diego Caballo  |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 26 | Luke Brattan |
| 11 | Róbert Mak |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 22 | Max Burgess |
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