Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney
Ref: A. KingCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Western Sydney Wanderers beat Sydney 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Kuol scored for Western Sydney Wanderers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.90 for Western Sydney Wanderers versus 1.92 for Sydney. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
Simmons
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Simmons
⚽
Kuol
53'
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Quispe
53'
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Toure
53'
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King
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Kuol
Hammond
Yellow Card
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Gersbach
65'
Grant
Yellow Card
66'
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Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
Cléùr
Yellow Card
Pantazopoulos
Yellow Card
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Ugarković
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Barbarouses
Scicluna
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Western Sydney WanderersSydney
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.90VS1.92
Attack2 · 3 won
15
Shots
20
5
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
13
5
Shots outside box
7
7
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
367
Total passes
470
289
Accurate passes
390
79%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 2 won
9
Fouls
15
5
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
10
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2
Sydney
4-4-2Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 4Alexander BonetigD
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 9Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevM
- 25Joshua BrillanteM
- 31Aidan SimmonsD
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateM
- 45Alou Mawien KuolF
Substitutes
- 2Gabriel Isaac CléùrD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 17Jarrod CarluccioF
- 19Ruon Kuk TongyikD
- 21Aydan Johnathan HammondF
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
Sydney
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5Alexander Ian GrantD
- 7Piero Aldair Quispe CórdovaF
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10Joseph LolleyM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 16Joel Bruce KingD
- 23Rhyan Bert GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32Marcel Jany Émile TisserandD
- 35Al Hassan ToureM
- 36Rhys YoulleyM
Substitutes
- 1Gus HoefslootG
- 11Abel WalateeM
- 13Patrick James WoodF
- 17Benjamin GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalF
- 26Nickolas AlfaroM
- 41Alexandar PopovicD
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Joshua Brillante | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Alex Bonetig | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alou Kuol | F | 54 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aidan Simmons | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | F | 36 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3/7 |
| Gabriel Cléúr | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Alaat Abdul-Rahman | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3/5 |
| Alex Grant | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joel King | D | 53 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Quispe | F | 53 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 53 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nickolas Alfaro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Abel Walatee | M | 37 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tiago Quintal | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 37 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |