Western United vs Sydney

A-League Men 27 Apr 2025, 07:00
Western United
Western United
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sydney
Sydney
🏟 Ironbark Fields (Melbourne) 👤 A. King Round 28

Match report

Western United edged past Sydney 1-0 in the A-League Men on 27 April 2025.

Western United had 15 shots to Sydney's 14.

The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne), with A. King in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 15 - 14 On target 4 - 3 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Ben Garuccio
Western United · captained the side
7 Matthew Grimaldi 1 goal
7 Matthew Sutton 3 saves
7 Tomoki Imai captained the side
7 James Donachie captained the side
First half vs second half
Western United stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–7 9–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 1–5 3–2
Attacks 37–49 46–61
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
5 Substitution 3
83 Attacks 110
47 Dangerous Attacks 52
4 On Target 3
11 Off Target 11
15 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 9
11 Fouls 9
4 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 3
427 Passes Total 455
328 Passes Accurate 345
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
6 T. Imai 4 J. Donachie 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
10 M. Grimaldi 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 77 R. Danzaki
24 M. Ruhs 19 N. Botic
Sydney · 5-4-1
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 41 A. Popovic 16 J. King 4 J. Courtney-Perkins 10 J. Lolley
25 J. Kucharski 24 W. Kamijo 17 A. Caceres 7 A. Segecic
11 D. Costa
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 5 Oliver Lavale
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
  • 20 Abel Walatee
  • 29 Charbel Shamoon
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 37 Luke Vickery
Sydney
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 42 Kyle Reilly Shaw
  • 8 Anas Ouahim
  • 20 Tiago Quintal
  • 1 Andrew Redmayne
  • 37 Will Kennedy
  • 29 Joseph Lacey
  • 36 Mathias Macallister
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ K. Shaw ↓ J. Lolley Sydney
  • 61' ↑ A. Ouahim ↓ J. Kucharski Sydney
  • 70' ↑ O. Lavale ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 75' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 75' ↑ J. Lauton ↓ R. Bozinovski Western United
  • 76' ↑ Charbel Shamoon ↓ T. Imai Western United
  • 82' ↑ T. Quintal ↓ J. King Sydney
  • 87' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
Cards
  • 28' B. Garuccio Western United
  • 45+1' R. Danzaki Western United
  • 77' A. Popovic Sydney
  • 86' W. Kamijo Sydney
  • 87' K. Shaw Sydney
  • 90+3' J. Lauton Western United
Head-to-head
Western United 4 2 draws 6 Sydney
2025-07-29 Western United FC vs Sydney 0 - 1
2025-04-27 Western United vs Sydney 1 - 0
2024-12-14 Sydney vs Western United 3 - 4
2024-02-03 Western United vs Sydney 2 - 2
2023-12-23 Sydney vs Western United 4 - 2
2023-09-17 Sydney vs Western United 3 - 0
Recent form
Western United L L W W W
Sydney W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Sydney?
Western United won 1-0 against Sydney on 27 April 2025.
Who won Western United vs Sydney?
Western United won the match 1-0.
Where was Western United vs Sydney played?
The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Sydney?
Sydney had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.