Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney will play in the first round of the Australian A-League. The hosts stopped one step away from the playoffs last season, while the visitors reached the semi-finals. Who will be able to successfully start the new championship on October 19? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Current form
Western Sydney Wanderers finished last season in seventh place, just two points behind the top six. In this championship, the team will still try to achieve its goal and win a place in the top half of the table. In the Australia Cup, the club managed to reach the quarterfinals. At this stage, Wanderers lost to Adelaide United (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Jack Gibson will miss the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in regulation time in the last five matches
- In the last ten matches, the hosts have never left the field without scoring a goal
Probable lineup : Vidačković - Cameron, Bountig, Jeong, Clisby - Milanović, Priestman, Pantazopoulos - Sapsford, Borello

Sydney FC

Current form
Sydney performed better last season and took fourth place in the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, the team easily beat Macarthur (4:0), but already at the semi-final stage they failed to beat Central Coast Mariners (1:2 and 0:0). The visitors played their last matches in the Champions League 2. There, the team won crushing victories over Eastern AA (5:0) and Kaya (4:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Joseph Lacy is absent due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- There have been red cards in two of the team last five matches
- The club managed to win two crushing victories in a row
Probable lineup : Redmayne - Grant, Matthews, Popovic, Courtney-Peppen - Caceres, Leo Sena - Lolley, Hollman, Douglas Costa - Klimala
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
Two of the four head-to-head matches ended with this score
10.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in 9 of the last 10 away matches
1.55Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in 3 of the hosts' last 4 matches
2.10Tip and bets
At the moment, the visitors have a stronger lineup and are capable of solving more serious problems. In the last two face-to-face matches, Sydney won, we think that the same result awaits us now. We suggest betting on the visitors with a zero handicap.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Sydney for 1.75
Bet on total
The visitors have demonstrated excellent performance in the last matches of the Champions League. The team will probably act in the same style in the championship. Most likely, we will see many goals scored in the first round.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.55
Bet on corners
Based on our description, it is clear that we expect total superiority from Sydney not only in terms of score, but also in various other parameters.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-2.5) corners on Sydney with odds of 2.27