Sydney FC face the Western Sydney Wanderers in the third #SydneyDerby for the 2019/20 Season at Bankwest Stadium on Saturday (kick off 7:30pm AEDT).
The Sky Blues will be out for revenge following two defeats to their rivals, with both previous matches being hard fought contests settled by a solitary goal.
With chances a plenty, it’s been a battle of the defences in our two most recent encounters, and you can expect another tight contest on the weekend.
Sky Blues’ Captain Alex Wilkinson and Wanderers’ defender Matthew Jurman will no doubt have a huge influence over Saturday’s result.
Let’s look at the ‘Tale of the Tape’ between the two defenders.
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4. Alex Wilkinson |
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6.Matthew Jurman |
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35 |
AGE |
30 |
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187cm |
HEIGHT |
190cm |
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Sydney |
BORN |
Wollongong |
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Defender |
POSITION |
Defender |
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Northern Spirit Ryde City Gunners Manly United Central Coast Mariners Jiangsu Sainty (loan) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Melbourne City Sydney FC |
FORMER CLUBS |
AIS Sydney Olympic Sydney FC Brisbane Roar Sydney FC Suwon Samsung Bluewings Al-Ittihad Western Sydney Wanderers |
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538 (8 goals) |
CLUB APPEARANCES |
224 (5 goals) |
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16 (0 goals) |
INT’L APPEARANCES |
8 (0 goals) |
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19 games played 63.3% tackle success rate (11 tackles) 68.6% duel success rate 62.3% aerial duel success rate 83 clearances 93% passing accuracy 1 assist
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2019/20 A-LEAGUE STATS |
18 games played 45% tackle success rate (20 tackles) 59% duel success rate 69.2% aerial duel success rate 82 clearances 80.4% passing accuracy 0 assists |
With the Wanderers defence the more busy of the two this season, Jurman’s stats are slightly skewed, however it’s a close run affair between two of the league’s most solid defenders.
While making fewer tackles, Wilkinson leads the stats for tackle success rate and duel success rate, while Jurman’s height advantage sees his him lead the aerial duel statistics.
The Sky Blues’ Captain has made one more clearances than his Wanderers counterpart, while also dominating the passing statistics with a higher accuracy.
It’s sure to be another battle at Bankwest Stadium on Saturday, tune in to Fox Sports 505 or stream on the My Football Live App to back your Sky Blues.
