A-League 20/21 The Other Matches Thread

el grapadura

Realistically it's 4 teams (Brisbane, WSW, Perth, and us) chasing the 6th. I think the top 5 are pretty safe barring something very weird happening.

5 teams when you add Western United, who are also right in the hunt.
3 six pointer games in a week for the Nix - Snakes, WSW & Glory.

A win against WU, should see the season still alive for Perth at Eden Park, and a reasonable crowd if the weather is okay, even if lose midweek in Parramatta.

Really it's 6th spot they are going for, anything above that a bonus.

https://us.soccerway.com/national/australia/a-league/20202021/regular-season/r59845/

Grim Friday night when have to support Newcastle.

Colvinator

Grim Friday night when have to support Newcastle.

Roar have a rather good record in the Hunter, I don't have high hopes that the Jets can help us here. 

Danzaki deflects a Parsons shot and its 0-1

Ffs ROD, that should have been 1-1

Effort was worse than the header

Roar oggie and we are 1-1! C'mon the Jets

Another deflection and the Roar are ahead again, ugh. 1-2

 Roy O'Donovan is an absolute donkey. 

Wtf has Stensness done to his hair?

City sealed the Premiers Plate last night. 

Triple header on tonight, starting with the Sydney Derby at 6pm. It has been ages since Sydney have won one but now would be a good time to break the drought.

RR

City sealed the Premiers Plate last night. 

Triple header on tonight, starting with the Sydney Derby at 6pm. It has been ages since Sydney have won one but now would be a good time to break the drought.

Sydney have won their last two games

Leggy

RR

City sealed the Premiers Plate last night. 

Triple header on tonight, starting with the Sydney Derby at 6pm. It has been ages since Sydney have won one but now would be a good time to break the drought.

Sydney have won their last two games

He's referring to the derby verus WSW.

Smurfs haven't won a derby game since Dec 2018. Hopefully for Nix's top 6 hopes that drought is broken. A few suspensions, and injuries to Wanderers squad wouldn't hurt. Plus Duke getting called up for Socceroo's 34 man squad (longshot probably)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(A-League)

At least WSW will go into Wednesday's game with a shorter turnaround, and coming off a much harder game than was a pretty ordinary Western United for the Nix.

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

Hopefully Sydney doesn't sub on ABJ. In his 3 seasons in the A-League, he is yet to appear on the winning side in a Sydney Derby.

Colvinator

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

Sydney are 7 points ahead, with 3 games to play. It would require a total meltdown for us to get above them, so would prefer we keep WSW below us.

Colvinator

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

The likelihood of the Nix winning 3 games in 10 days, 2 of those games away, criss crossing the Tasman, against 3 teams of pretty similar ability to them, without their best player for 1 maybe 2 games, is low. 

Yesterday at ROF was great, but WU are in terrible form (5 consecutive losses, GF 1, GA 14) and didn't fire a shot. It's easy to over rate beating them 3-0.

Best to hope that Roar, WSW & Glory lose as much as possible - so Nix can somehow grab 6th spot.

Oh Redmayne you moron....

...but rubbed out by VAR.

VAR looking at a WSW goal.

VAR says no.

Don't know what Beath thinks he saw there. Absurd yellow card.

RR

Colvinator

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

Sydney are 7 points ahead, with 3 games to play. It would require a total meltdown for us to get above them, so would prefer we keep WSW below us.

Sydney's last two matches are away to Adelaide & Brisbane. Wouldn't need a total meltdown to draw those, leaving them on 40 points.

RR

Colvinator

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

Sydney are 7 points ahead, with 3 games to play. It would require a total meltdown for us to get above them, so would prefer we keep WSW below us.

I love all these permutations in play. Agreed it seems unlikely Sydney could choke from here but if they were to lose today they would have a very nervy final 180 minutes of the season against highly motivated Adelaide and Roar. Sydney haven't managed to beat a top 6 side for quite some time now.

coochiee

Colvinator

If we are winning our next three matches, a WSW win is best result here to keep Sydney within reach. Sydney win helpful if we only get 2 wins and a draw.

The likelihood of the Nix winning 3 games in 10 days, 2 of those games away, criss crossing the Tasman, against 3 teams of pretty similar ability to them, without their best player for 1 maybe 2 games, is low. 

Yesterday at ROF was great, but WU are in terrible form (5 consecutive losses, GF 1, GA 14) and didn't fire a shot. It's easy to over rate beating them 3-0.

Best to hope that Roar, WSW & Glory lose as much as possible - so Nix can somehow grab 6th spot.

Teams we are playing will go into it having heavier schedules and/or less rest time between games than us, so the travel should be survivable. I actually think having two games in New Zealand increases our chances of finishing season with a streak rather than hinders.

Agree that winning what would be the last four matches is a big ask, but it sure is possible.

I suppose I'm looking at it with this one that either result has possible benefits. I don't think WSW will beat Brisbane & Adelaide anyway, so I'm not that worried by them.

Bobo!! 1-0

Excellent goal. Although excitement undermined by waiting for VAR to rule it out because Bobo breathed a bit too heavily into the defender's ear on the way through.

Outpost

Don't know what Beath thinks he saw there. Absurd yellow card.

One of the worst refs in the league

All discussions of a Sydney choke are hereby officially closed.

The end is nigh, ABJ has finally won a Derby 

Sydney's last match is vs Brisbane, could be huge for us, but it's now getting a bit dangerous that it may not matter for Sydney.

Good result for us that one. Now need Victory to muster up something and tip over Adelaide.

Effs sake Victory, why do you have to be so bad?

Goodwin strolls thru the Victory defence to slot home, 0-1

Is it just me who thinks Gestede has to be the worst striker ever in the A League?? How many A League goals has he scored?? Considering his size and speed, he plays like Appiah.

Lonegunmen

Is it just me who thinks Gestede has to be the worst striker ever in the A League?? How many A League goals has he scored?? Considering his size and speed, he plays like Appiah.

4 goals, two vs us, one vs Western and one vs the Glory. 

Before this game

Victory with Gestede P15 W2 D1 L12
Victory without Gestede P8 W2 D2 L4

Not saying its all his fault but that isn't pretty reading

He's butchered 3 clear chances so far and looks uninterested in the game.

Adelaide win 1-0

Castro scores from the spot, rather soft penalty imo. 1-0

Derbyshire levels is up, 1-1

With Davila feeding him next season, I might have a lazy fiver on him being the Golden Boot.

The draw is good for us in some ways, keeps everyone within grabbing distance.