A-League match prediction: Little separates Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers in quality

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Fri 10.March
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: nib Stadium (20500 seats)

Both Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers are longing for points in this match, in spite of the away side having a 11 point edge so far.

Insights:
  • Perth Glory is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (17) in A-League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Western Sydney Wanderers, who are travelling more than 3900 kilometers to play this game.

This could be an action-packed game with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Perth Glory form and stats

Perth Glory have collected 16 points from their A-League home games so far after 4-4-1.

In their previous game, the manager Zadkovich led his Perth Glory to a defeat away at Western United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at nib Stadium. Attacking player Williams bettered all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Williams hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 26 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Brisbane Roar (1-2).

Some goal stats: A review of the 10 latest league games reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Perth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at nib Stadium with 17 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Perth Glory defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Perth hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Brisbane Roar, Western United and Melbourne Victory), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats

2-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Western Sydney Wanderers in their A-League matches away. It's three draws from Western Sydney Wanderers's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

191 minutes! That's how long the Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Wanderers had fun at their own home (nib Stadium) last time out, beating Central Coast Mariners 2-0. Borrello and Amalfitano scored. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away side? The answer is Borrello and that is quite the feat! Defender Mrčela was the best team player with a rating of 7.9. Mrčela won 6 of 8 duels.

That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Macarthur.

Western Sydney Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Wanderers in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Interestingly enough, the last time the hosts kept a "clean sheet" was also facing this opponent, ten matches ago (Perth Glory - Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Perth Glory wins - draws - Western Sydney Wanderers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Western Sydney WanderersB. Borrello
B. Borrello
8 goals
PerthD. Williams
D. Williams
5 goals
Western Sydney WanderersY. N'Gbakoto
Y. N'Gbakoto
4 goals

Perth Glory missing players

Western Sydney Wanderers missing players

Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
5 4 0 Won W 1 2 8
5 4 1 Drew D 1 5 7
9 1 1 Lost L 1 2 4
25 17 4 Scored S 2 11 27
33 14 6 Conceded C 2 11 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 63%
74% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 26%
37% 56% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 21%
5% 11% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
74% 89% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 37%
5% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 42%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 21%
 
5.4 5.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.7 4.2
6 6.2 9.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.9 6.4
2.6 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3.1 2.4
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.6 12.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 12.3 12.4
4.5 5.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 5.2 4.6
29% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 23% 31%
 
12.7 14.1 17.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 11 11.4
4.3 4.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.9 3.5
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perth Glory have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League
  • Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Perth Glory is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (17) in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (8) in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (14) in A-League
  • Western Sydney Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 18 11 4 3 44 23 8 6 2 0 25 9 10 5 2 3 19 14 21 37
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 19 8 7 4 27 17 10 6 2 2 16 6 9 2 5 2 11 11 10 31
3 Adelaide United 19 8 7 4 35 31 9 6 2 1 19 10 10 2 5 3 16 21 4 31
4 Central Coast Mariners 19 8 4 7 36 28 10 5 2 3 22 14 9 3 2 4 14 14 8 28
5 Wellington Phoenix 19 7 7 5 32 28 10 4 4 2 20 16 9 3 3 3 12 12 4 28
6 Sydney 19 8 3 8 28 29 9 3 2 4 11 14 10 5 1 4 17 15 -1 27
7 Newcastle Jets 19 7 3 9 22 29 9 4 1 4 14 12 10 3 2 5 8 17 -7 24
8 Macarthur 19 7 3 9 24 34 10 5 1 4 15 12 9 2 2 5 9 22 -10 24
9 Western United 19 6 4 9 25 35 11 4 3 4 13 17 8 2 1 5 12 18 -10 22
10 Brisbane Roar 19 4 8 7 17 23 10 2 5 3 8 9 9 2 3 4 9 14 -6 20
11 Perth Glory 19 5 5 9 25 33 9 4 4 1 17 14 10 1 1 8 8 19 -8 20
12 Melbourne Victory 18 5 3 10 20 25 8 3 1 4 12 10 10 2 2 6 8 15 -5 18

Read more about A-League

The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.