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Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 6 2026
A free, data-led AFLW preview built from real results: head-to-head history, recent form and the players to watch on each side.
Match details
Our prediction: Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans
Port Adelaide Power by 13-24
Model score: Port Adelaide Power 55 to 39 Sydney Swans
Total points: the model's 94-point expected total leans higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (~80 combined points).
How this works: the model averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games, up to the end of 2025, matches attack against defence, and adds a 2-point home-ground adjustment. A data lean, not a certainty: list changes, injuries and team news all move it.
What the numbers say
Across their last 1 meetings it is Port Adelaide Power 0, Sydney Swans 1, averaging 75 combined points per game. Port Adelaide Power won 4 of their last 5 on record. Sydney Swans won 2 of their last 5.
Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans head-to-head
Last 1 meetings: Port Adelaide Power 0, Sydney Swans 1, averaging 75 combined points per game.
Form guide: last 5 completed games
Most recent results on record, up to the end of 2025.
- 81 to 24 @ GWS Giants1 Nov 2025
- 52 to 45 @ Adelaide Crows24 Oct 2025
- 94 to 59 v Hawthorn Hawks17 Oct 2025
- 33 to 62 @ Brisbane Lions11 Oct 2025
- 54 to 35 v Western Bulldogs4 Oct 2025
- 11 to 14 v Essendon Bombers1 Nov 2025
- 43 to 26 v West Coast Eagles25 Oct 2025
- 21 to 65 @ Melbourne Demons18 Oct 2025
- 76 to 37 v Carlton Blues12 Oct 2025
- 20 to 88 @ North Melbourne Kangaroos4 Oct 2025
Players to watch: 2025 averages
Ranked on 2025 GDS fantasy average. Squads change between seasons, so treat this as a guide to who carried each club last time out.
Port Adelaide Power
- Matilda Scholz
111.6 GDS avg · 17.0 disposals · 0.4 goals · 4.3 marks · 2.7 tackles (12 games)
- Abbey Dowrick
104.6 GDS avg · 18.4 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.1 marks · 7.0 tackles (11 games)
- Ashleigh Woodland
95.7 GDS avg · 18.0 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.2 marks · 5.0 tackles (12 games)
- Ella Heads
78.0 GDS avg · 13.8 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.9 marks · 4.2 tackles (12 games)
Sydney Swans
- Laura Gardiner
149.0 GDS avg · 31.7 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.3 marks · 9.6 tackles (12 games)
- Sofia Hurley
104.4 GDS avg · 20.2 disposals · 0.4 goals · 2.8 marks · 5.6 tackles (5 games)
- Tanya Kennedy
103.6 GDS avg · 19.3 disposals · 0.3 goals · 1.3 marks · 8.0 tackles (12 games)
- Zippy Fish
100.1 GDS avg · 21.2 disposals · 0.3 goals · 3.1 marks · 3.3 tackles (12 games)
AFLW Round 6 2026 preview questions
Who will win Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 13-24 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 55 to 39 Sydney Swans.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans prediction for AFLW Round 6 2026?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 13-24 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 55 to 39 Sydney Swans. The model expects about 94 combined points, higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (around 80). It averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games and adds a small home-ground adjustment.
When and where is Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans?
Port Adelaide Power host Sydney Swans in AFLW Round 6, 2026 on Saturday 19 Sept 2026, 1:35pm at Alberton Oval. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans head-to-head record?
Across their last 1 meetings in 2023 it is Port Adelaide Power 0, Sydney Swans 1. Those games averaged 75 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Matilda Scholz for Port Adelaide Power and Laura Gardiner for Sydney Swans. The preview lists the top four per club with disposals, goals, marks and tackles per game, and every name links to that player's full stats page.
Is this Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Port Adelaide Power vs Sydney Swans are free and need no account. Stats Lab members get the deeper fantasy and matchup analysis tools on top.
More this round: every fixture is listed on the AFLW match previews page, with deeper club data on the Port Adelaide Power and Sydney Swans hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.