Perth Glory hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 22 points and a 10th position in the A-League table. Visiting Western United holds 8th place with 28 pts.
- Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League
- Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in A-League
It's no vacation for neither Perth nor Western United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Western United have to travel 3400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Perth Glory form and stats
4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Perth Glory, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League, so far this season.
Perth's last game was hosting Melbourne Victory (placed 11th) and winning 2-1. The attacker Diego Castro was the best performer on Perth with a rating of 7.84. Castro served one assist, hit six key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Melbourne City that was lost 1-3.This is expected to be a close game, with Perth Glory perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Perth Glory as a small favourite), we find seven games. Perth Glory has won one of these, drawn two and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Perth, as the A-League home game vs Western Sydney Wanderers is only four days away.
The Perth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Perth have conceded 15 from these games.
Western United form and stats
Western United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the A-League, after 2-1-7 (10 played). Western United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Western, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Western Sydney Wanderers (placed 6th). Midfielder Víctor Sánchez was the best performer in this match, with a rating of 7.62. Sánchez hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times. Western United lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Western goalkeeper Ryan Scott had a great day against Western Sydney Wanderers, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
Prior to that match, the Western manager M. Rudan faced defeat when travelling to Brisbane Roar and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Western United playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were six Western wins, one draw and one defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Western are hosting Sydney in the A-League only three days away.
Western are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Western have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Western United - Perth Glory 5-4 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Perth Glory won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Western United has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  B. Fornaroli Mezza 9 goals |   B. Berisha 7 goals |  D. Pierias 6 goals |
Perth Glory missing players
Western United missing players
| Perth Glory | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 36 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 30 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 89% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 65% |
| 74% | 78% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 50% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 30% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 30% |
| 74% | 89% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 5% | 11% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 35% |
| 26% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 14.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 32% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | 29% |
- Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in A-League
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in A-League
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Sydney | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 15 |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 14 |