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The Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC meet in the second semi-final of the FFA Cup at Penrith Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:30pm (AEST).
What better way to kick start the final two weeks of lead up to the new A-League season that a derby in the latter stages of the FFA Cup competition.
Both sides have a new look with Wanderers manager Markus Babbel bringing in some hired German guns in an attempt to rejuvenate a Wanderers team that promised much, yet failed to deliver last season.
Patrick Ziegler and Alexander Baumjohann impressed in the quarter-final and will only get better with more minutes.
The Sky Blues have experienced significant change as well, most notably in the appointment of new manager Steve Corica, who takes over the reins from the most successful Sydney mentor in history.
With Jop van der Linden, Siem de Jong and Adam le Fondre all impressive last time out, Sydney FC fans took a deep sigh of relief, knowing that the new men have great promise for the upcoming season.
It will be a tough act to follow and with the loss of three international stars, Sydney may take a few months to find a rhythm.
In saying that, there are hopes that Corica can gel this team in the medium term and make a run at another A-League title in the New Year.
The Wanderers have undoubtedly strengthened across the park and will be a better side in a few months when the changes have become familiar. As such, this is a tough encounter to line up yet one with significant stakes on the line, in the form of an FFA Cup trophy that both clubs will crave.
Prediction
This is something of a stab in the dark on this one, with very little clear evidence of one side travelling better than the other. Throw in wet and soggy conditions as Sydney experiences consistent rain and the task of predicting becomes even more of a challenge.
Western Sydney have potentially done a little more in terms of the quality of their opposition and Sydney’s battle against Avondale FC in the quarter-final was indicative of a side well and truly still finding its feet.
Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Sydney FC 1
Where: Penrith Stadium, Sydney
When: Saturday 6th October 2018, 7.30pm (AEST)
TV: Fox Sports, Fox Sports App
Betting: Western Sydney Wanderers $3.30 Draw $3.40 Sydney FC $1.91
Catch all the action on The Roar live coverage from 7:30pm (AEST).
Western Sydney Wanderers
Vedran Janjetovic, Keanu Baccus, Tarek Elrich, Brendan Hamill, Josh Risdon, Ruon Tongyik, Tass Mourdoukoutas, Tate Russell, Kearyn Baccus, Roly Bonevacia, Kosta Grozos, Marc Tokich, Jordan O’Doherty; Mark Bridge, Nick Fitzgerald, Bruce Kamau, Abraham Majok, Oriol Riera, John Roberts, Lachlan Scott, Jaushua Sotirio, Danijel Nizic, Patrick Ziegler, Alexander Baumjohann
Sydney FC
Andrew Redmayne, Alex Cisak, Thomas Heward-Belle; Aaron Calver, Rhyan Grant, Ben Warland, Alex Wilkinson, Michael Zullo, Josh Brillante, Alex Brosque, Milos Ninkovic, Brandon O’Neill, Paulo Retre, Chris Zuvela, Charles Lokolingoy, Trent Buhagiar, Daniel De Silva, Jop van der Linden, Siem de Jong, Adam le Fondre, Joel King, Cameron Devlin
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