Sydney FC travel to face Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night in another tantalising state of origin clash (kick off 7:50pm AEDT).
In their most recent encounter it was a solid Sky Blues outfit that prevailed at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, with Adam Le Fondre twice on the scoresheet as the Roar were silenced 2-1.
Andrew Redmayne came up big with a penalty stop late in the match while Milos Ninkovic orchestrated the play from midfield.
With the clash only a few days away, let’s look at the ‘Tale of the Tape’ between two of the side’s most influential men – Milos Ninkovic and Alex Lopez.
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10. Milos Ninkovic |
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14. Alex Lopez |
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34 |
AGE |
31 |
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180cm |
HEIGHT |
177cm |
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Belgrade, Serbia |
BORN |
Ferrol, Spain |
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Midfielder |
POSITION |
Midfielder |
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Cukariki Dynamo Kiev Evian Red Star Belgrade Evian Sydney FC |
FORMER CLUBS |
Racing Ferrol O Val Naron Celta B Celta Sheffield Wednesday Valladolid Sporting Gijon Brisbane Roar |
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395 (53 goals) |
CLUB APPEARANCES |
275 (32 goals) |
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28 |
INT’L APPEARANCES |
N/a |
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82.2% pass success rate 21 key passes 6 assists 42.3 passes per 90 minutes 55% duel success rate |
2018/19 A-LEAGUE STATS |
83.1% pass success rate 21 key passes 1 assist 56.3 passes per 90 minutes 51.3% duel success rate |
While the pair are closely matched in pass success and key passes played, it’s Ninkovic’s number of assists that see the Serbian come out on top.
The Sky Blues’ number 10 has been sublime in recent weeks and claimed the assist for Luke Ivanovic’s goal in Sydney FC’s most recent Hyundai A-League game.
Who’ll be running the show at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night? Ninkovic or Lopez? #WatchWithUs LIVE on Fox Sports 505 or streamed on the My Football Live App to find out.
