Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

51': Alou Kuol

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Sydney FC

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

Match Timeline

29': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 29'
45': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
51': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 51'
53': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 53'
53': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Substitution at 53'
53': Ben Garuccio (Sydney FC) Substitution at 53'
54': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 54'
54': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 54'
60': Ruon Tongyik (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 60'
65': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 65'
66': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 66'
82': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 82'
85': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
85': Alaat Abdul-Rahman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
89': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 89'

Statistics

SYD		WSW
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
55.7	Possession	44.3
20	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
10	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 21,258

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
3	Alex Gersbach
31	Aidan Simmons
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
8	Steven Ugarkovic
45	Alou Kuol
9	Kosta Barbarouses

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Substitutes:

Jarrod Carluccio, Dylan Scicluna, Aydan Hammond, Gabriel Cleur, Jordan Holmes, Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Ruon Tongyik.

Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
16	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
36	Rhys Youlley
35	Al Hassan Toure
10	Joe Lolley
7	Piero Quispe
9	Víctor Campuzano

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Abel Walatee, Alexandar Popovic, Nickolas Alfaro, Gus Hoefsloot, Ben Garuccio, Patrick Wood, Tiago Quintal.

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