Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Western United and Western Sydney Wanderers, taking place on Sunday, 18 December 2022, at GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong.
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Western United, Recent FormThe 2-1 away defeat to Perth Glory will not have sat easily with the Western United squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. They came away from that fixture with 63% of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Perth Glory managed 13 attempts on goal, with 7 on target.
John Aloisi, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 16 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 10 goals scored. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 15 games in a row. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games.
They have been on a bad run over their last 6 league matches, with 4 defeats and only 1 victory, so they know full well that a change of form is needed if they want to begin moving up the league table.
Western Sydney Wanderers, Recent FormWestern Sydney Wanderers manager Mark Rudan will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Wellington Phoenix. In that game they recorded 65 of the possession, with 14 attempts on goal, 8 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 13 shots on goal.
It's fair to say that Rudan will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 5 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
With an unbeaten league tally of 5 games from 6, their recent form should be viewed positively, especially with 3 wins thrown in.
The 3-2 victory which Western United recorded last time these two sides met was no surprise to most.
In the past 4 away matches at Western Utd in the league, The Wanderers have consistently found the net, scoring at least 1 goal in each of those encounters. Goals come easy for The Wanderers when they travel to The West, having recorded 6 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2 goals per match.
The Wanderers has lost the last 2 times they've faced Western Utd in the league.
With no real injury worries, Western Utd manager John Aloisi will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
The Wanderers manager Mark Rudan has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Western United Playing at home | Western Sydney Wanderers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 2.7 | Goals conceded | 0.3 |
| 46' | Time first goal scored | 63' |
| 24' | Time first goal conceded | 61' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 3.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 2.7 |
| - | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | - |
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