Sydney FC vs Perth Glory Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Sydney FC

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Sydney FC will be hoping to bounce back here following a 1-0 A-League defeat in their last game at the hands of Macarthur FC.

In that match, Sydney FC managed 62% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Macarthur FC got 9 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Jed Drew (45') was the scorer for Macarthur FC.

It has been all too rare in recent games that Sydney FC have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Sydney FC have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 8 goals in the process. We will have to see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.

Their prior results show that Sydney FC:

• are unbeaten in the league by Perth Glory in their previous 5 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 8 home league matches. They have been so resilient here.

Perth Glory

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After being beaten in their last game against Western United in A-League competition, Perth Glory will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Perth Glory had 53% possession and 17 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Perth Glory, goals were scored by Adam Taggart (23', 47') and David Williams (93'). Western United had 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Matthew Grimaldi (4'), Riku Danzaki (65'), A Walatee (74') and Oliver Lavale (92') scored for Western United.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Perth Glory, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game within that time is 4.83, with the number of goals averaged by Perth Glory coming out as 1.33.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Perth Glory:

• have not registered a win against Sydney FC when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 22/01/2022 shows us that Sydney FC have won 3 of these games & Perth Glory 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.

A combined total of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 13 of them for The Sky Blues and 8 belonging to Glory. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was A-League match day 12 on 03/04/2024 when it ended Perth Glory 1-1 Sydney FC.

In that game, Perth Glory had 62% possession and 28 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Kaelan Majekodunmi (72').

Sydney FC got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Joe Lolley (25') scored.

The referee was Alex King.

📋 Team News: Sydney FC

Joseph Lacey (Ankle injury), Wataru Kamijo (Back injury), Patrick Wood (Ankle injury) and Gus Hoefsloot (Meniscus tear) won’t be available for Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay.

ℹ️ Team News: Perth Glory

Perth Glory manager Alen Stajčić has multiple availability issues to deal with. Antonis Martis (unknown injury), Adam Zimarino (unknown injury) and Mark Beevers (Calf problems) won’t be making appearances.

💭 Prediction

For this match, we think that Sydney FC are likely to get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.

At the other end, Perth Glory won’t find it easy to get shooting opportunities but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet.

Therefore, we are anticipating a comfortable 3-1 winning score for Sydney FC by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 05:08 26/04/2024