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

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Sydney FC

20': Al Hassan Toure
83': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

About

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 Commentary

20': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Goal at 20'
34': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 34'
34': Ben Garuccio (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 34'
41': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 41'
45'+2': Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
66': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
66': Ryan Fraser (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
66': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
69': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 69'
76': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 76'
83': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Sydney FC) Goal at 83'
85': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

SYD		WSW
15	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	4
49	Possession	51
14	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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
3	Blocked Shots	1
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: 16,135

A-League Men Standings

#	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 Standings

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
25	Josh Brillante
14	Philip Cancar
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
17	Jarrod Carluccio
32	Angus Thurgate
5	Dylan Scicluna
8	Steven Ugarkovic
26	Brandon Borrello
23	Bozhidar Kraev
38	Jai Rose

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Substitutes:

Alex Gersbach, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Ryan Fraser, Kosta Barbarouses, Aydan Hammond, Jordan Holmes, Nathan Barrie.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
70	Ahmet Arslan
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7	Piero Quispe
35	Al Hassan Toure

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Gus Hoefsloot, Joel King, Akol Akon, Tiago Quintal, Joseph Lacey, Rhys Youlley, Patrick Wood.

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