Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2026-27 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
FT
0 - 0
Western Sydney Wanderers

About

Sydney FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 3': Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Rhys Youlley (Sydney) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tiago Quintal following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tiago Quintal (Sydney).
  • 6': Offside, Sydney. Oriola Sunday is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Di Pizio.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Atiya Waraga replaces Awan Lual because of an injury.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Rhys Youlley (Sydney) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 16': Jake Hollman (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 18': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Sydney).
  • 18': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
  • 19': Foul by Rhys Youlley (Sydney).
  • 19': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Jake Hollman (Sydney).
  • 22': Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atiya Waraga with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 24': Takahiro Sekine (Sydney) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Tiago Quintal (Sydney) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takahiro Sekine.
  • 29': Ben Garuccio (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 33': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 33': Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Jake Hollman (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Ben Garuccio (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Liam Gillion (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Oriola Sunday (Sydney) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Jake Hollman (Sydney) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhyan Grant.
  • 51': Foul by Jake Hollman (Sydney).
  • 51': Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Jake Hollman (Sydney) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Ben Garuccio (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 52': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Handball by Takahiro Sekine (Sydney).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Gillion.
  • 58': Foul by Oriola Sunday (Sydney).
  • 58': Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Atiya Waraga.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Rhys Youlley.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angus Thurgate with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Sydney).
  • 62': Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Tiago Quintal (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 65': Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Sydney. Akol Akon replaces Al Hassan Touré.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Akol Akon (Sydney) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Quintal.
  • 69': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Aydan Hammond replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 73': Akol Akon (Sydney) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 75': Foul by Oriola Sunday (Sydney).
  • 75': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Oriola Sunday (Sydney) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Sydney).
  • 77': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nathan Barrie replaces Angus Thurgate.
  • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Alex Gersbach because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Liam Gillion.
  • 80': Substitution, Sydney. Gabriel Popovic replaces Oriola Sunday.
  • 80': Substitution, Sydney. Wataru Kamijo replaces Jake Hollman.
  • 81': Substitution, Sydney. James Overy replaces Takahiro Sekine.
  • 81': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 82': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Gabriel Popovic (Sydney) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 83': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Scicluna.
  • 85': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Di Pizio with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Germán Ferreyra (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
  • 86': Tiago Quintal (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 86': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Sydney).
  • 90': Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Ben Garuccio (Sydney) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. James Overy (Sydney) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers). Assisted by Akol Akon.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 90'+3': Gabriel Popovic (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+3': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Akol Akon (Sydney).
  • 90'+4': Panashe Madanha (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sydney 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney 0, Western Sydney Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
54.9 Possession 45.1
13 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 158
382 Passes 307
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.5
3 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.1
79 Long Balls 88
15 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 14
21 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 16
54 Effective Clearances 37
54 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 30,103

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
2 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
3 Sydney FC 1 0 1
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41 Alexandar Popovic Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
23 Rhyan Grant
20 Tiago Quintal
15 Jake Hollman Yellow Card
36 Rhys Youlley
9 Oriola Sunday Yellow Card
14 Takahiro Sekine
35 Al Hassan Toure
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Ethan Dyer, Alexander Zaverdinos, Wataru Kamijo, Gabriel Popovic, Joseph Lacey, James Overy, Akol Akon.

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
22 Anthony Pantazopoulos
33 German Ferreyra Yellow Card
3 Alex Gersbach
36 Panashe Madanha
10 Miguel Di Pizio Yellow Card
8 Dylan Scicluna Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
19 Awan Lual
21 William Gillion
14 Nicolas Milanovic Yellow Card
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Nathan Barrie, Jordan Holmes, Jai Rose, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Atiya Waraga, Jarrod Carluccio, Aydan Hammond.

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