Western United will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get a victory from this grim battle, versus sparky Western Sydney Wanderers.
- Western United have the most conceded goals (18) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (4) in A-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both squads have had enough rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Western United form and stats
Three A-League home games done for Western United, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
Western United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Perth Glory (1-2). Midfielder Kilkenny was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.12 (out of ten) in that game. Kilkenny scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 71 successful passes (of 81 total).
Before that match, a win away at Wellington Phoenix.Both teams to score! That has happened in 7 league rounds in a row for this club. Could it happen again?
Western are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Western United having conceded 8 goals here at AAMI Park so far. When Western hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
Western Sydney Wanderers are happy with their away performances in the A-League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Western Sydney Wanderers are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Wellington Phoenix (placed 8th). N'Gbakoto, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. N'Gbakoto scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
A loss, in the Sydney Super Cup away at Everton, before that.
The Western Sydney Wanderers defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({1 goals} in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings with these participants: Western won four, Western Sydney Wanderers were winners in two and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Milanovic 3 goals |  S. Krpić 2 goals | D. Pierias 1 goals |
Western United missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Western United | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 5.3 | 7.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 17.7 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 10.6 |
| 4.9 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.4 |
| 32% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 15.4 | 12.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
- All of Western United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have not yet lost a game away.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (4) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (6) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Western United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Western United have the fewest points (1) at home in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals (18) in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in A-League
- Western United have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in A-League
- Western United have the the worst goal difference (-7) in A-League
- Western United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Western United have yet to win a game at home.
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Sydney | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Western United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
