Match Report
Western Sydney Wanderers, 12th on 21 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Sydney (5th, 39). In league terms the two rates read 1.04/1.65 for Western Sydney Wanderers and 1.27/0.96 for Sydney (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 5 Western Sydney Wanderers wins, 7 for Sydney, 2 draws, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%. 4.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.36.
Spotless Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Sydney led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Sydney: Al Hassan Touré (20'), Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (83')
Key stats
Possession: Western Sydney Wanderers 51% · Sydney 49% · Total shots: 12-14 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 2-6