A-League Men Review Round 5 (Season 2024/25)

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 20 goals in six matches.
Clean Sheets: Two out of 12 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were no draws in six matches!
Round 5 (In a Nutshell): In three out of six matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had less possession than their opponent. Find out what transpired in Round 5 (Unite Round).

Team with the Bye

Melbourne City

Round Highlight

The Sydney Derby had six goals and 30,777 fans in attendance, in Unite Round where every game was played in Sydney.

Game One of Six

Perth Glory (1) v Western United (3)
Facts and Figures: Western United had 67.1% possession and six shots on target, while Perth Glory had three. In a game where the Glory scored the opening goal through Trent Ostler in the 52nd minute, only for Western United to score the next three.

Game Two of Six

Newcastle Jets (1) v Central Coast Mariners (2)
Facts and Figures: Central Coast Mariners had 43.5% possession. Both teams had two shots on target. The Jets scored the opening goal of the game through Thomas Aquilina in the 64th minute, only for the Mariners to score the next two goals.

Game Three of Six

Brisbane Roar (2) v Adelaide United (3)
Facts and Figures: Adelaide United had 61.2% possession and six shots on target, while Brisbane Roar had two.

Game Four of Six

Sydney FC (4) v Western Sydney Wanderers (2)
Facts and Figures: Sydney FC had 55.7% possession and four shots on target, compared with Western Sydney Wanderers who had three. Zac Sapsford of the Wanderers made it 1-1 in first half stoppage time, but in the end, Sydney FC were too good.

Game Five of Six

Wellington Phoenix (1) v Melbourne Victory (0)
Facts and Figures: Wellington Phoenix had 42.7% possession and one shot on target, while Melbourne Victory had three shots on target. The Phoenix only had six shots, compared with Victory who had 18.

Game Six of Six

Macarthur FC (0) v Auckland FC (1)
Facts and Figures: Auckland FC had 35.1% possession and two shots on target, compared with Macarthur FC who had five. Macarthur FC were the better team statistically, but they lost  the game.

 

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