The A-League match at Mars Stadium on Sunday sees home team Western United playing against opponents Sydney FC.
View all of the Western United v Sydney FC predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Western United
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Western United will be looking for an improved result here following the 2-1 A-League defeat last time out to Brisbane Roar.
In that game, Western United had 48% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Western United was Hiroshi Ibusuki (45'). Brisbane Roar had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Sam Klein (2') and Florin Bérenguer (24') scored for Brisbane Roar.
Fixtures involving Western United have often been engaging affairs lately with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, a total of 26 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4.33 goals per game) with 17 of those being chalked up by Western United.
A look at their previous results shows us that Western United:
- remain unbeaten by Sydney FC when playing them at home in the previous 2 league games.
- have not lost a league tie with Sydney FC in their last 2 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Sydney FC
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Sydney FC will go into the meeting following on from a 3-2 A-League win to defeat Newcastle United Jets in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Sydney FC had 52% possession and 25 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Sydney FC, the goalscorers were Douglas Costa (36'), Adrian Segecic (55') and Jaiden Kucharski (83'). For their opponents, Newcastle United Jets got 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Lachlan Rose (18') and Kota Mizunuma (22') scored for Newcastle United Jets.
The numbers tell their own story, and Sydney FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. At the back, Sydney FC have clearly had some problems. Regardless, it remains to be seen whether such a trend will be sustained in this next match.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 16/10/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Western United winning 2 of those games, Sydney FC 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 28 overall which averages out at 4.67 goals per meeting.
The last league game between the two was A-League match day 8 on 14/12/2024 when the final score was Sydney FC 3-4 Western United.
In that game, Sydney FC managed 64% possession and 26 shots at goal with 13 of them on target. Goals were scored by Adrian Segecic (37', 45') and Rhyan Grant (68').
Western United got 19 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Noah Botić (3'), Abel Walatee (46'), Rhys Bozinovski (62') and Michael Ruhs (87') scored.
The match was refereed by Jack Morgan.
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Team News: Western United
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the Western United manager John Aloisi to contend with from of an almost fully healthy group. Abel Walatee (concussion) will miss out.
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Team News: Sydney FC
Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay has some current player fitness concerns. Aaron Gurd (Broken collarbone), Patryk Klimala (Cyst in the knee) and Alex Grant (Calf injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Sydney FC and Western United should both be able to find the back of the net at least once here although it’s difficult at this stage to select a clear winner.
Shouldn’t be much in it, and there should be goals with a draw being quite a realistic outcome. We’re therefore anticipating a highly competitive game with a 2-2 score draw at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, the win for Western United can be had for 2.3, backing the draw is 4.1 and taking a punt on victory for Sydney FC gets you 2.75. Those are the top bets being offered at the moment.
Renata Leite,
05:05 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Western United
Formed: 2018
Stadium: Mars Stadium (11,000)
Captain: Ben Garuccio
Chairman: Jason Sourasis
Manager: John Aloisi
Competitions: A-League position 3
🔑 Star Man: Noah Botić
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Noah Botić was born in Sydney, Australia. After having played his first senior match for Western United in the 2021 - 2022 season, the skilful Forward has managed to score 11 league goals in this A-League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date from a total of 24 appearances.