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Western United vs Sydney: result 1-3 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on October 16, 2022 at 06:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Western United
1-3
Sydney

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What was the result of Western United vs Sydney?

Sydney won 1-3 on October 16, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 16′J. RisdonWestern United
  • 39′A. Le FondreSydney (pen.)
  • 41′R. MakSydney
  • 69′J. LolleySydney

Official lineup for Western United vs Sydney

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Western United

4-2-3-1
  1. 9D. Wenzel-Halls
  1. 11C. Pain
  2. 14J. Troisi
  3. 8L. Wales
  1. 88N. Kilkenny
  2. 10S. Luštica
  1. 17B. Garuccio
  2. 44N. Topor-Stanley
  3. 4L. Lacroix
  4. 19J. Risdon
  1. 1J. Young

Sydney

4-1-4-1
  1. 9A. Le Fondre
  1. 11R. Mak
  2. 17A. Cáceres
  3. 16P. Yazbek
  4. 10J. Lolley
  1. 26L. Brattan
  1. 18Diego Caballo
  2. 29A. Gurd
  3. 2J. Donachie
  4. 23R. Grant
  1. 1A. Redmayne
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Western United have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Sydney have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Western United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2022Melbourne City(away)1-2A-League
Aug 14, 2022Sydney United(away)1-1Australia Cup
Aug 3, 2022Melbourne Victory(home)2-1Australia Cup
Jul 22, 2022Preston Lions(away)1-2Friendlies Clubs
May 28, 2022Melbourne City(away)2-0A-League
Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2022Melbourne Victory(home)2-3A-League
Aug 31, 2022Oakleigh Cannons(away)1-2Australia Cup
Aug 10, 2022Bentleigh Greens(away)2-1Australia Cup
Jul 31, 2022Central Coast Mariners(home)3-3Australia Cup
May 10, 2022Brisbane Roar(away)1-3A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Western United wins, 1 draw, 3 Sydney wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 19, 2022Sydney 3-0 Western UnitedA-League
Feb 23, 2022Western United 1-0 SydneyA-League
Feb 12, 2022Sydney 1-1 Western UnitedA-League
May 15, 2021Western United 0-1 SydneyA-League
Mar 10, 2021Sydney 2-0 Western UnitedA-League
Aug 15, 2020Sydney 1-2 Western UnitedA-League

Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Western United on Mar 19, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Western United score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.3 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Western United1.71.249/158/15
Sydney1.32.129/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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