Sydney vs Western United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 14th, 2024

A football match between Sydney and Western United of the A-League Men will take place in Australia on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 06:00h (UTC), check the Sydney vs Western United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sydney vs Western United will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium, in the city of Sydney, with a capacity for 20505 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Sydney vs Western United betting tip 2024/2025

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.98 goals per match played.

Sydney last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Sydney team. On that occasion they met Central Coast Mariners for the A-League Men, and the match ended 2-1. Coach U. Talay's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The odds of 4.00 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Rhyan Grant. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Western United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Western United, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Macarthur team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.50.

Sydney vs Western United h2h

Sydney occupied 7th place when they went against Western United, who was in 12th place, in their last match at A-League Men. Sydney first went in with a 4-2-3-1 formation, which was engaged by Western United with a 4-4-2 deployment.

The last time these teams met was in a A-League Men themed match that took place on the 03-02-2024 during the 2023/2024 football season, it ended in a 2-2 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Sydney team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Western United team, which won only 1 game.

Sydney

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Sydney team with 9 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that Central Coast Mariners team, at position 7, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 8th round.

Sydney analysis

Sydney at the end of round 7 in A-League Men had 11 goals scored and 10 conceded.

The Sydney team comes from a defeat in the A-League Men, and its coach Ufuk Talay wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The Sydney team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 58.83%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

While Western United has only managed to convert 7 of their 706 attacks into goals, Sydney has been much more successful with 724 attacks and 11 goals.

Best goalscorer from Sydney

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Patryk Klimala has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Sydney with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Western United

A-League Men leaderboard now

Western United arrives in this game with 6 points, and in 10th place in the A-League Men, having won once in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 3 draws.

In the 8th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to the Western Sydney Wanderers team who places just above in 9th place.

Western United analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Western United, which after 7 rounds has conceded 9 but has only scored 7.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 1 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Signed this season by Western United, Hiroshi Ibusuki has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Macarthur, he once again performed well, scoring 0 goals, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Western United

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Hiroshi Ibusuki is the player to highlight. Helping Western United with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sydney is Patryk Klimala, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Western United is Hiroshi Ibusuki, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Western United does not concede goals as a visitor. Western United also averages 1.67 goals per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.24 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.57 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sydney side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Western United who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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