The 2022 Australia Cup Round of 16 gets underway with a pair of exciting fixtures on Wednesday night.
Both of Wednesday’s matches pit Member Federation Clubs against A-League Men’s sides in David v Goliath encounters.
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Bentleigh Greens vs Sydney FC
Date: Wednesday 10 August 2022
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
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Bentleigh Greens and Sydney FC battle it out for a Quarter Final berth at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex on Wednesday night.
The Greens are chasing their second bit of cup success in the space of a few days after defeating Oakleigh Cannons 2-1 in the Dockerty Cup Final at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday thanks to goals from Tom Strickland and Yagoub Mustafa.
Nick Tolios’ side sit fifth on the NPL Victoria ladder with just two rounds left to play and feature several former A-League players including Danny Kim, George Lambadaridis and Ben Carrigan.
Bentleigh progressed to the last 16 for a fifth time thanks to an extra-time winner from substitute Ken Krolicki to see off Broadmeadow Magic in the Round of 32.
The Greens have caused a cupset once before – defeating Wellington Phoenix 1-0 thanks to a Marco Jankvovic header in the Round of 32 in 2018.
Sydney FC secured their place in the Round of 16 with a penalty shoot-out win over Central Coast Mariners after a thrilling 3-3 draw at Leichhardt Oval.
Adam Le Fondre, Anthony Caceres and Max Burgess all got their names on the scoresheet before Andrew Redmayne penalty produced some penalty shoot-out heroics to see the Sky Blues through.
Spanish fullback Diego Caballo made his debut for Sydney FC in their Round of 32 win with the Sky Blues also confirming their second new signing ahead of the new campaign - Slovakian winger Robert Mak on Tuesday.
Steve Corica’s side, who have never previously been defeated by a team from outside the A-League in the Australia Cup have won the tournament once before – defeating Adelaide United 2-1 in the 2017 final.
Opta Stats: #BGRvSYD
- This will be the first meeting between Bentleigh Greens SC and Sydney FC in the Australia Cup; Bentleigh Greens SC have won only one of their previous five matches in the competition against A-League Men teams (1-0 v Wellington Phoenix – 7 August 2018).
- Bentleigh Greens SC have won three of their four Round of 16 matches in the Australia Cup, including a 4-0 win in their most recent such fixture (2018 v Broadmeadow Magic FC).
- Sydney FC have won five of their six Round of 16 matches in the Australia Cup, including their last four in succession; the Sky Blues have conceded just a single goal across those last four games.
- Bentleigh Greens SC (3.63) and Sydney FC (3.62) had the highest Expected Goals values of any teams in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Australia Cup.
- Bentleigh Greens SC’s Jacob Alexander (30) and Sydney FC’s Diego Caballo (16) played the most and joint-second most passes into the box (inc. crosses) of any players in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Australia Cup.
Modbury Jets vs Macarthur FC
Date: Wednesday 10 August 2022
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Service FM Stadium
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Modbury Jets - the only member federation club left in the Australia Cup that plays outside the top division in their state, take on Macarthur FC in a David v Goliath battle at Service FM Stadium on Wednesday night.
After travelling to Perth and putting five past NPL WA side Armadale in their Round of 32 debut, the Jets now have the opportunity to test themselves against A-League opposition.
It’s been a successful season for Maurice Natale’s side with the South Australian State League One Premiership already secured as well as promotion to NPL SA for the 2023 season.
Twin brothers, Hamish and Liam Mccabe, who both scored in the Round of 32 win over Armadale shape as key figures if the Jets are to pull off a cupset at Service FM Stadium on Wednesday.
Hamish sits top of the SA State League One scorers charts with 18 goals while Liam created nine scoring chances against Armadale in the Round of 32 – the most by and player in a single game since the beginning of the 2021 tournament.
Macarthur look to reach the Quarter Finals for the first time in what is the second match of the Dwight Yorke era.
The Bulls defeated Magpies Crusaders United 6-0 in their Round of 32 match thanks to goals from Anthony Carter, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Danny De Silva, Daniel Arzani and Al Hassan Toure.
Macarthur reached the Round of 16 in their only previous Australia Cup run where they were defeated 2-0 by Sydney FC after extra time.
WATCH: Round of 32 Highlights - Armadale SC v Modbury Jets
WATCH: Round of 32 Highlights - Magpies Crusaders v Macarthur FC
Opta Stats: #MODvMAC
- This will be the first meeting between Modbury Jets and Macarthur FC in the Australia Cup; indeed, it will be the first time the Bulls have faced a South Australian team in the competition.
- Modbury Jets defeated Armadale SC 5-2 in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Australia Cup; they will be aiming to become just the second member federation team from South Australia to progress from the Round of 16 (Adelaide City FC in 2014).
- This will be Macarthur FC’s second appearance in the Australia Cup Round of 16; they lost to Sydney FC in their only previous such fixture in 2021 (2-0) following extra time on the day.
- Macarthur FC had a passing accuracy of 89% in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Australia Cup, the second-best rate of any team (Wellington Phoenix – 92%).
- Liam McCabe (Modbury Jets) created nine scoring chances (incl. 2 assists) in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Australia Cup – the most of any player and five more than Macarthur FC’s best (Daniel Arzani – 4).
