Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney
Ref: D. ElderCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Sydney beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Toure and Stamatelopoulos scored for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.01 for Western Sydney Wanderers versus 1.75 for Sydney. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
20'
⚽
Toure
Assist: Kamijo
34'
Garuccio
Yellow Card
Borello
Yellow Card
Pantazopoulos
Yellow Card
Cancar
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Cancar
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Ugarković
⇄
Borello
⇄
Rose
69'
⇄
Toure
69'
⇄
Kamijo
76'
⇄
Arslan
83'
⚽
Stamatelopoulos
Assist: Quintal
85'
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
| # | 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
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.01VS1.75
Attack1 · 4 won
12
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
452
Total passes
443
392
Accurate passes
371
87%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
16
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
3
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1
Sydney
4-2-3-1Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 14P. CancarD
- 17J. CarluccioD
- 20L. ThomasG
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 23B. KraevM
- 25J. BrillanteD
- 26B. BorelloF
- 32A. ThurgateM
- 38J. RoseM
Substitutes
- 3A. GersbachD
- 7R. FraserF
- 9K. BarbarousesF
- 11H. IbusukiF
- 21A. HammondM
- 24N. BarrieD
- 30J. HolmesG
Sydney
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 7P. QuispeM
- 8W. KamijoM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17B. GaruccioD
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 35A. ToureM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 70A. ArslanM
- 80A. StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 13P. WoodF
- 16J. KingD
- 20T. QuintalF
- 29J. LaceyM
- 36R. YoulleyM
- 44Akol AkonF
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Joshua Brillante | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jai Rose | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/4 |
| Jarrod Carluccio | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Barrie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 69 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6/8 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 85 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joseph Lacey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel King | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Patrick Wood | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akol Akon | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |