Saturday’s #BigBlue at Marvel Stadium is shaping as one of the biggest yet, with the Sky Blues presented the opportunity to complete a clean sweep against Melbourne for season 2019/20.
Head Coach Steve Corica’s men claimed a 2-1 win at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Round 6, before putting on a commanding show in a 3-0 victory at AAMI Park in Round 16.
Sydney FC enter the contest 10 points clear at the top of the table and face a Melbourne side six points outside the top six, but fresh off their first Hyundai A-League win under new Head Coach Carlos Salvachua.
Two men sure to have an impact on Saturday’s proceedings are number 9’s Adam Le Fondre and Andrew Nabbout.
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. Andrew Nabbout |
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33 |
AGE |
27 |
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175cm |
HEIGHT |
178cm |
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Stockport, England |
BORN |
Melbourne, 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 |
Sunshine George Cross Heidelberg United Moreland Zebras Melbourne Victory Negeri Sembilan Newcastle Jets Urawa Red Diamonds Melbourne Victory
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589 (226 goals) |
CLUB APPEARANCES |
186 (40 goals) |
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N/A |
INT’L APPEARANCES |
9 (2 goals) |
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17 games played 15 goals 1 assist 24 shots on target 31.9% conversion rate (47 shots) 25 key passes |
2019/20 A-LEAGUE STATS |
16 games played 5 goals 3 assists 16 shots on target 13.9% conversion rate (36 shots) 20 key passes |
As far as strikers go in the Hyundai A-League this season, it’s Sky Blue star Adam Le Fondre who leads the way.
The current Golden Boot has 15 goals to his name, compared to Nabbout’s 5, firing 24 shots at goal as part of a fearsome Sydney FC attacking quartet.
Influential even when not scoring, the Englishman has played 25 key passes to Nabbout’s 20, earning an assist along the way to help the Sky Blues to their league high 37 goals scored from 17 games.
With these two front men leading the line on Saturday there’s bound to be goals and excitement. Tune in on Fox Sports 505 and back your Sky Blues in a massive #BigBlue clash from 7:30pm AEDT.
