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Sydney FC and Adelaide United clash tonight in a game where both teams will be looking to bounce back from poor performances last week. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7.30pm AEDT.
Despite playing over a half of football with one extra man, Sydney still found a way to lose against 10 man Melbourne Heart last week.
Despite taking a narrow 1-0 lead into the break, Sydney produced a poor second half against a Heart outfit that showcased true courage and commitment to come from behind and secure a famous win.
Sydney’s build-up in attack last week was incredibly slow, particularly in the second half, where they didn’t look like threatening against the opposition.
Not even Alessandro Del Piero, who played 90 minutes, could muster the magic needed to lead Sydney to victory against Melbourne.
After smashing the Melbourne Victory a fortnight ago, the pressure is now back on Frank Farina to change Sydney’s fortunes when they host Adelaide tonight.
Adelaide was well outplayed by the Welllington Phoenix last week, with the 2-1 scoreline flattering the Reds.
Wellington could have easily won by three or four goals but the woodwork kept Adelaide in the contest, particularly in the first half.
Like Sydney, Adelaide hardly created any goal scoring chances in the second half against Wellington and really need to show a lot more urgency when in possession.
There is no use in dominating possession if a team is unable to create any chances, and this was certainly the case for Adelaide last week against Wellington in the second half.
Attacking stars Jeronimo Neumann, Marcelo Carrusca and Bruce Djite were all very quite in attack and need to make their presence felt tonight against Sydney.
With both teams failing to produce the goods in attack last week, expect both sides to come out firing in a bid to really find some form while in possession.
A win for either side tonight will go a long way to securing a place in the A-League finals, with Sydney and Adelaide fifth and sixth on the ladder respectively.
On form, it is hard to separate these two outfits given what they showed last week so a score draw looks the most likely option here.
Sydney and Adelaide to draw 1-1.