A-League's defending champions, Sydney FC, failed to find a good beginning to the season. With three victories from nine games, Sydney holds eighth place, just a point ahead of the upcoming rival, the ninth-placed Western United. A bad early run didn't stop the hosts from keeping the league's best defence, conceding ten goals from nine duels, in a high-scoring league. On the flip side, Western United started the season well, but are placed low due to having fewer games than the other sides. Their last visit, against Melbourne Victory, ended 3-4 for Mark Rudan's men. Still, Wednesday night guests come from a 0-1 home loss against WS Wanderers.

The hosts will be without Michael Zullo, Chris Zuvela, and Trent Buhagiar. Steve Corica's squad comes from a 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar. They are on a four-game winless streak, making this duel a must-win for the Sky Blues. Sydney met with Western United twice in history, with each team winning once. Sydney hopes to win its next two games, with these triumphs able to put the club in the top three.

The guests are without their first-choice goalkeeper, Filip Kurto. They already conceded a lot in their previous games, and his absence will probably put the visiting side in danger of being outscored. All three of United's visits saw the host score two or more goals, with the visitors outscoring them just once. Western United has received a goal in all but one of their eight league matches.

Considering everything mentioned above, I believe Sydney has the quality and the willingness to prevail over the opposing side, which makes Sydney the side I go with. Good luck!

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澳a联赛的卫冕冠军，悉尼FC，未能找到一个良好的赛季开始。在9场比赛中取得3胜，悉尼排名第八，只比即将到来的对手，排名第九的西部联队领先一分。一开始的糟糕表现并没有阻止主队保持联盟最好的防守，在一个得分很高的联赛中，他们在9场比赛中丢了10个球。另一方面，西部联队本赛季开局不错，但由于比赛次数比其他球队少，所以排名较低。他们最近的一场比赛是对墨尔本的胜利，马克·鲁登的球队以3-4的比分结束了比赛。尽管如此，周三晚上的客人还是来自主场0:1输给WS流浪者的比赛。

细腻FC将没有迈克尔·祖罗，克里斯·祖维拉和特伦特·布哈吉尔。史蒂夫·科里卡的球队在1-1战平布里斯班的咆哮。他们已经四连胜了，这场对决是蓝军必须要赢的。悉尼历史上曾两次与西联相遇，每支球队都赢了一次。悉尼希望赢得接下来的两场比赛，这些胜利能够让俱乐部进入前三名。

客队失去了他们的首选门将菲利普·库尔托。他们在之前的比赛中已经失球很多了，而他的缺席很可能会让客队处于失分的危险之中。曼联的三场客场比赛都是东道主打进两球以上，而客队只有一次进球超过他们。西联在八场联赛中只有一场没有进球。

综上所述，我认为悉尼有战胜对手的素质和意愿，所以悉尼是我支持的一方。