With their 0 point lead in the league standings, Perth Glory club members want to see their team win max points from this game versus Western United.
- Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Perth Glory form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Perth Glory at their home stadium (HBF Park) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Perth Glory drew their last game, also a home match. Adelaide United (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 4-4 the score. The draw was a tad fortunate as the match had an xG (expected goals) of 1.29 - 3.34. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Perth Glory's goalie Cook played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Adelaide United with a stunning six saves. Taggart, an attacker, was the champion player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.65 (out of 10). Taggart scored two goals.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sydney.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Perth Glory handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Some stats: A review of the 15 most recent league matches shows that 13 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Perth defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Western United form and stats
4-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Western United in their A-League matches away.
Western United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Melbourne City proved too strong as Western United slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Whitten Oval. Midfield player Pasquali was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Pasquali hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Adelaide United.Western United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Take note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
Western has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games. Western United have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Western United - Perth Glory 2-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Perth victories, one draw and six Western United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Williams 5 goals |  A. Taggart 5 goals |   N. Botic 5 goals |
Perth Glory missing players
Western United missing players
| Perth Glory | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 44 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 46 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 72% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 64% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 25% | 20% |
| 72% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 6.4 | 6.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.2 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 39% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 41% | 30% |
| 14.1 | 15.9 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 17 | 15.5 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.2 | 6 |
- 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Western United 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 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 29 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 29 |
| 9 | Western United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -16 | 26 |
