Lion City vs Sydney preview, H2H and probable line-ups – April 9, 2025
Lion City Sailors FC
Sydney FC
On April 9, 2025, at 14:00 Central European Time, Lion City will host Sydney on their home turf in the AFC Champions League 2 semi-finals. Let's take a look at the betting odds for team performance in this match.
Lion City
In the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2, Lion City won their group with 10 points. In the round of 16, Lion City defeated Muangthong United with an aggregate score of 7-2 over two legs.
In the quarter-finals, Lion City lost the first leg to Hiroshima with a score of 1-6, but the Japanese team was later handed a 0-3 technical defeat. In the return leg, Hiroshima couldn't recover, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw, allowing Lion City to advance.
Lion City is in excellent form—unbeaten in 12 consecutive matches across all competitions and continues to lead the Singapore Championship with 61 points after 25 rounds.
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Sydney
In the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2, Sydney finished in 2nd place with 12 points. In the round of 16, the Australians narrowly defeated Bangkok United in extra time in the second leg.
In the quarter-finals, Sydney faced South Korea's Jeonbuk and advanced to the semi-finals by defeating their opponents with an aggregate score of 5-2 over two legs.
In their last three domestic league matches, the team has been less convincing, winning only once—3-2 against Adelaide United. Currently, the team is in 6th place in the standings and is actively fighting for a playoff spot.
Probable line-ups
Lion City: Mahbud, Wright, Datkovic, Tan Han Wei, Song, Pires, Van Huizen, Costa, Ramselaar, Anuar, Tee.
Sydney: Devenish, Perkins, Popovic, R.Grant, King, Caceres, Sena, Kamijo, D.Costa, Lolli, Klimala.
Interesting facts and head-to-head
- Lion City has won 10 of their last 12 matches.
- Lion City has won 5 of their last 6 home matches.
- Sydney is unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 matches.
- Sydney has won 3 of their last 4 away matches.
- 4 of the last 6 matches involving Lion City have ended with more than 2.5 goals.
- 3 of the last 4 matches involving Sydney have ended with more than 2.5 goals.
- In 4 of Lion City's last 5 matches, both teams scored.
- In Sydney's last 4 matches, both teams scored.
Match prediction: Lion City vs Sydney
The match between Lion City and Sydney promises to be an exciting spectacle, considering the excellent form of both teams and their recent results. It's worth noting that these opponents have never faced each other before, adding extra intrigue and motivation to the clash. My bet is on both teams to score with odds of 1.50.
