Sydney FC vs Western United PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/08/2020

Sydney and Western United meet at Leichhardt Oval, in a match for the 26th round of League A. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 01‑12‑2019, Sydney won away by (0‑2 ).

Sydney :

The home team is currently in 1st position, with 48 points won, after 15 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Perth Glory by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Western Sydney Wanderers, by (1‑1). In their last 10 home games for the championship, Sydney won 8, drew 1 and lost 1, earning 25 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final score was 2‑1 (4 out of 10 matches). His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Sydney FC arrives for what will be its last match for the regular phase at the top of the A-League standings, with 53 points, giving it a nine-point lead over Melbourne City and 12 points on the Wellington Phoenix. Champion in the title, the formation guided by coach Steve Corica stood out with a campaign of great superiority over the rivals in this regular phase, but has fallen a little in performance in recent days, in a phase that coincides with the fact of be meeting the schedule, as the goal of first place is already confirmed. Sydney FC added their fourth straight game without a win, drawing 1×1 with Brisbane Roar, with a goal from Ivanovic (40 ‘).

Western United :

After 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 27 points won. In their last match, they beat Adelaide United away by (1‑5), after having won at home in the previous match, in a match against Central Coast Mariners, by (6‑2). For the championship, Western United won 14 points out of 27 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 away games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 20 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

Western United was one of the best surprises in this edition of the regular phase of the Australian championship. In its debut season in the country’s first division, coach Mark Rudan’s team has the same 36 points as Adelaide United, but occupies second place in the standings, with two less played games, as his rival has already finished his Bell. This means that Western United already has a confirmed presence in the play-off quarterfinals, after having beaten Perth Glory 0-2 last Wednesday, in a postponed match that should have been played last March, before the stoppage due to the pandemic. Berisha was the hero of the match, scoring both goals for Western United (27 ‘and 52’).


PREDICTION: Sydney FC to win @ 1,97

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