Sydney FC take on Western United at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday afternoon in their final match of the 2019/20 Hyundai A-League regular season.
Crowned Premiers for a record-breaking fourth time, the Sky Blues will be out to show why they’re the best team in the country before lifting the Plate in front of their Members in attendance.
Key to securing the three points on the day with be the strikers for both sides, Sky Blues’ Golden Boot Adam Le Fondre and his Western United counterpart Besart Berisha.
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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18. Besart Berisha |
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33 |
AGE |
35 |
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175cm |
HEIGHT |
183cm |
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Stockport, England |
BORN |
Pristina, Yugoslavia |
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Striker |
POSITION |
Striker |
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Stockport County Rochdale (loan) Rochdale Rotherham United Reading Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Wigan Athletic (loan) Bolton Wanderers (loan) Bolton Wanderers Sydney FC
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FORMER CLUBS |
Tennis Borussia Berlin Hamburger SV Aalborg (loan) Horsens (loan) Burnley Rosenborg (loan) Horsens (loan) Arminia Bielefeld Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Sanfrecce Hiroshima Western United
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596 (230 goals) |
CLUB APPEARANCES |
313 (154 goals) |
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N/A |
INT’L APPEARANCES |
18 (1 goals) |
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24 games played 19 goals scored 31 shots on target 112.1 minutes per goal 31 key passes 1 assist 68.7% passing accuracy 8 tackles won
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2019/20 A-LEAGUE STATS |
22 games played 16 goals scored 30 shots on target 112.7 minutes per goal 18 key passes 0 assists 82% passing accuracy 4 tackles won |
Currently leading the Hyundai A-League Golden Boot charts, Adam Le Fondre shines when it comes to goals scored, shots on target and minutes per goal.
The Englishman’s effort in the Sky Blues’ build up are also worth noting, with Le Fondre having played 31 key passes compared to Berisha’s 18.
With both strikers sure to be on the hunt for goals on Saturday, it’s sure to be an entertaining clash at Leichhardt.
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