They were forced to dig deep but Sydney FC’s thrilling come-from-behind 2-2 draw with Newcastle Jets on Wednesday night saw the Sky Blues notch an impressive record.
Graham Arnold’s side twice fought back from a goal down with Bobo netting the equaliser just three minutes from time in a thrilling encounter.
The result was Sydney’s 24th consecutive match at home without defeat, eclipsing the previous record of 23 set by Ange Postecoglou’s Brisbane Roar.
During that run, the Sky Blues have notched an incredible 18 wins and six draws.
FT | An absolute battle at @AllianzStadium and we show all our fight to earn a point and remain undefeated at home for a 24th game… #SydneyIsSkyBlue #SYDvNEW pic.twitter.com/hxYkhicBAf
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) January 3, 2018
Take a look at all the facts and stats from the top of the table clash, courtesy of Opta Data.
- Sydney FC have now gone 15 games without loss against Newcastle Jets, (W12, D3), the longest undefeated streak of any team against another in A-League history.
- For the first time in their last 20 games away from home, Newcastle shared the points in a draw with their opposition; they had picked up six wins and 13 losses on the road prior to tonight’s stalemate.
- The Jets finished with a shooting accuracy of just 33% (4/12), their lowest in a game where they made at least 10 shots since Round 3 against Brisbane Roar (30%, 3/10).
- Bobo scored his 14th goal of the season; only twice in A-League history has any player scored more in a single season for Sydney FC (Marc Janko, 16 in 2014/15; Bobo, 15 in 2016/17).
6 – @OFICIALBob13 has scored a goal and provided an assist in a single game on six occasions since his A-League debut, the most of any player in that period. Midas. pic.twitter.com/D1LBA9lPMf
— OptaJason (@OptaJason) January 3, 2018
