This weekend’s Sydney Derby at Allianz Stadium is quickly approaching. The cross city rivals are tied 3 for 3 in the last six derbies with the away team walking away victorious each time, but will history repeat itself right before finals?
Round 19 2023/2024 Commbank Stadium: WSW 1 – SYD FC 4
In their most recent match-up, the Sky Blues visited rival territory for the 37th Sydney Derby. Sydney FC dominated the match, keeping the Wanderers out of their attacking third. Co-skipper Rhyan Grant was first to draw blood, scoring in the opening minutes. Grant’s goal was shortly followed by a successful penalty taken by Fabio Gomes after a handball call against WSW. Mak was next to capitalise and Gomes notched his second goal and Sydney FC’s fourth for the match. WSW were not entirely silenced following a last-minute attempt from young gun Zac Sapsford. Sapsford’s strike was on target, scraping past goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne. However, it deflected off the boot of Jake Girdwood-Reich resulting in an own goal.
Round 5 2023/2024 Allianz Stadium: SYD FC 0 – WSW 1
The first derby for the 2023/2024 season was a tough contest. The game with 30,000 attendees remained goalless until the 72nd minute. Catching the Sky Blue defence off guard, Zac Sapsford dribbled the ball inside before driving the ball into the corner. The second half saw a positive turn for Sydney FC who managed to gain more control. Despite chances created by Joe Lolley and Jaiden Kucharski, the Sky Blues couldn’t get the ball rolling on home turf.
Finals May 2022/2023 Commbank Stadium: WSW 1 – SYD FC 2
The epic elimination finals showdown between the cross-town rivals saw Sydney FC come out on top. An early penalty in favour of WSW gave them an edge in the match. The penalty taken by Morgan Schneiderlin scraped past Redmayne, but Sydney FC clawed their way back in the second half with goals from Robert Mak and Adam le Fondre. The Sky Blues triumph marked their 9th win on WSW soil and got their revenge following the devastating Round 21 defeat.
Round 21 2022/2023 Allianz Stadium: SYD FC 0 – WSW 4
The 34th Sydney Derby was a hard pill for Sydney FC to swallow after admitting defeat to WSW at Allianz Stadium. The 2022 season finals were approaching fast and the match was a heated contest to see who could get an extra edge before elimination rounds. Goals from Kusini Yengi, Calem Nieuwenhof and a double from Amor Layouni set WSW for a 4 goal victory. Even a loss couldn’t bring down the Sky Blues who retained their top six position after the match-up, and eventually reaching the second round of semi-finals.
Round 16 2022/2023 Commbank Stadium: WSW 0 – SYD FC 1
A solo goal from Max Burgess sealed the win for the Harbour City club at Commbank. Anthony Caceres was next to have a chance but it was blocked by Tomislav Mrcela. Tom Beadling was suspected to have tied the scores but his goal was disallowed after being found offside. The match escalated after Yeni Ngbakoto was shown a red card and set off the field. Sydney FC retained their composure against a 10 man WSW squad and walked away with three points.
Round 6 2022/2023 Allianz Stadium: SYD FC 0 – WSW 1
The Sky Blues were edged out in the 32nd edition of the Sydney Derby. Caceres came close to scoring the opening goal for the match but was denied by Lawrence Thomas. Redmayne kept the score 0-0 after two crucial saves stopped Milos Ninkovic and Brandon Borello from adding points to the scoresheet. Kusini Yenji was the first and only goal scorer for the match after a quick counteract gave the striker space the opportunity to find the top of the net.
Match Details:
Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers
Isuzu UTE A-League, Round 24
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park, NSW
Kick Off: 7:45pm AEDT
Broadcast: Paramount+ & 10BOLD
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