Perth Glory and Western United have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the A-League.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Western United, who are travelling more than 3400 kilometers to play this game.
Perth Glory form and stats
Overall A-League stats at home this season for Perth Glory, who have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League, are 4-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Perth Glory travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sydney that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Perth Glory lost 2-3 at home to Melbourne City.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Perth Glory's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won four matches, drawn one and lost one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 9 games), Perth Glory's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Perth Glory defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Western United form and stats
4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Western United in their A-League matches away.
Western United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-1 victory visiting Adelaide United (placed 7th). A home win before that, celebrating 6-2 vs Central Coast Mariners.
As mentioned above, Western United was the only team on the pitch versus Adelaide United in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Western United playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
Western United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Western United have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Western United - Perth Glory 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 14 goals |   B. Fornaroli Mezza 12 goals |  A. Diamanti 5 goals |
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| Perth Glory | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 35 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 22 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 28 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 55% | 78% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 56% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 60% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 55% |
| 35% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 268 | 136 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 79 | 242 |
| 97 | 50 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 35 | 89 |
| 36% | 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 40% | 38% |
- All of Perth Glory's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Perth Glory has the most clean sheets (7)
- Perth Glory has the most scored goals (22) at home
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Western United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 13 |