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Sydney vs Western Sydney Wanderers Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · February 5 2025, 14:33
Sydney vs Western Sydney Wanderers Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Sydney have endured a very inconsistent campaign as they sit tucked inside the top-half of the 13-team A League table ahead of their derby game against the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 8th February, 2025: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 3:35am / US PT – 12:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Sydney Team News: Centre-back absence and departure

Former key centre-back Hayden Matthews has departed the club in the January transfer window after he was sold to Portsmouth for £1.26 million. They are also now without fellow centre-back Aaron Gurd due to a broken collarbone.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Devenish-Meares; De Jesus, Grant, Shaw, Courtney-Perkins; Hollman, Sena; Lolley, Ouahim, Caceres; Klimala

Unavailable: Gurd (Injured)

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Western Sydney Wanderers Team News: Couple of injuries

The Western Sydney Wanderers are dealing with a couple of key injury issues as they make the short trip across the city to face Sydney this weekend with centre-back Tae-wook Jeong sidelined alongside central midfielder Dylan Scicluna.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Thomas; Cleur, Brillante, Bonetig, Pantazopoulos; Milanovic, Juan Mata, Moncrieff Priestman, Kraev; Borrello, Sapsford

Unavailable: Jeong (Injured), Scicluna (Injured)

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Sydney vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction

Sydney come into this one on the back of an impressive and much-needed 4-1 defeat of Adelaide United in their most recent outing last weekend. That victory came after the New South Wales-based club had suffered back-to-back defeats. They now face the A League’s entertainers, the Western Sydney Wanderers, who have had 57 goals scored in their 15 matches so far this season. The visitors most recently edged past bottom-of-the-table Brisbane Roar by a goal to nil last weekend. This should be an entertaining clash for the neutral in which both teams scoring looks a good bet for this one.

Sydney vs Western Sydney Wanderers Tip: Both teams to score

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