Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers have won just one of their last five A-League fixtures, losing four.
Perth Glory
- Perth Glory have won two and lost three of their last five A-League matches.
- Perth Glory are sitting in 10th spot on 16 points from 13 games, while Western Sydney Wanderers are two places and four points worse off with 12 points from as many games.
Head-to-Head
- In their most recent meeting six weeks ago, Perth Glory won 1-0 at home against Western Sydney in the A-League.
- The last five clashes between these clubs have seen Wanderers win three and Glory win two.
- But the numbers tell you that Perth Glory will be the better bet here given their superior away record and the fact that Wanderers have lost their last three at CommBank Stadium.
- Wanderers are the slight favorites here at _1.9_ with Glory at _3.7_, which seems a little tight given the relative home and away form of the two clubs.
- However, the visitors will need to be at their best to take the win against a solid and well-organised Western Sydney team.
Key Players
- Wanderers typically set up in a two-bank structure where the entire team gets behind the ball to create a narrow defence with overloading on the flanks.
- Their attacking is mostly done through the full-backs advancing, but they do not create a lot of chances and rely on a clinical forward to do the scoring.
- Griffiths, on the other hand, has got Perth Glory playing a 4-3-3 system that overloads wide areas and is possession-based, with wings the main point of attack.
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Key players:
- Kosta Barbarouses has been that man for Wanderers, with four goals in 12 A-League appearances providing most of their attacking spark.
- Tom Lawrence has scored five goals in ten A-League outings and been particularly prolific in the last month, finding the net four times in Perth’s last five games.
Betting Insights
- Western Sydney have conceded an average of _1.14 goals per game_ at home in the A-League, shipping eight goals in seven matches.
- Given the goal-scoring form of both clubs in recent weeks, ‘Over 2.5 goals’ at _1.65_ looks like a strong alternative bet in this spot.
Prediction
Whoever wins the transition phases and maintains the best width should come out on top.
