The Sky Blues return home on Saturday to face the Brisbane Roar at Jubilee Stadium as the Summer of Football heats up both on and off the pitch.
Two of the league’s leading strikers face off at Kogarah, as Adam Le Fondre and Adam Taggart go head to head in what will be a contest to savour. Who’ll be top gun on Saturday? Be there to find out.
Sky Blues striker Adam Le Fondre will be once again lead the Sky Blues’ line, boasting seven goals from his nine games so far, while Taggart will be looking to kick start the Roar’s season and add to his six goals already this season.
The Sky Blues are in form, coming off the back of a solid showing against ladder leaders Perth, and will be looking to close the gap at the top with another three points on Saturday.
With such an exciting match-up just days away, let’s look at the ‘Tale of the Tape’ between the two front men.
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9. Adam Le Fondre |
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9. Adam Taggart |
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32 |
AGE |
25 |
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175cm |
HEIGHT |
183cm |
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Stockport, England |
BORN |
Perth, Western Australia |
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Striker |
POSITION |
Striker |
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Stockport County Rochdale Rotherham Utd Reading Cardiff Bolton Wanderers Sydney FC |
FORMER CLUBS |
Perth Glory Newcastle Jets Fulham Dundee United (loan) Perth Glory Brisbane Roar |
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491 (185 goals) |
CLUB APPEARANCES |
112 (45 goals) |
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N/A |
INT’L APPEARANCES |
7 (3 goals) |
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7 goals Zero assists 15 shots on target 32% conversion rate (22 shots) 8 key passes |
2018/19 A-LEAGUE STATS |
6 goals Zero assists 12 shots on target 25% conversion rate (24 shots) 2 key passes |
While the pair are closely grouped for goals scored, it’s Le Fondre’s conversion rate that sets him above Taggart, with the Englishman converting more of his shots at goal than his Brisbane Roar counterpart.
Who’ll be top gun this Saturday when Sydney FC take on Brisbane Roar at Jubilee Stadium? Will we see ‘Alfie’ find the back of the net again this weekend?
