Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 20 Feb 2022 · 07:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Adama Traore

Y 47' Tomer Hemed

Y 53' Phillip Cancar

Leo Lacroix 55' Y

Leo Lacroix 56' Y

Overview

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Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Western United FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC 2021-05-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC 2021-03-07 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-08-07 Western United FC 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
05 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
29 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
11 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
05 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
29 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Western United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Western United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
20' Steven Lustica has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' What a moment for Aleksandar Prijovic! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Lacroix made 268 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Jack Rodwell is withdrawn and Steven Peter Ugarkovic gets his opportunity.
47' Tomer Hemed has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 47.
47' Ben Garuccio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
51' Against the run of play, Tomer Hemed has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' Phillip Cancar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leo Lacroix.
56' Leo Lacroix catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
65' Western United FC ring the changes. Alessandro Diamanti has done his job and it is now time for Adisu Bayew to step up.
68' What a moment for Ben Garuccio! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
69' Bernie Ibini-Isei is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomer Hemed at the 69 minute mark.
73' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Jordi Swibel comes on to replace Keijiro Ogawa.
76' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Pierias departs to be replaced by Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
77' Another change for Western United FC made on 77 minute. Steven Lustica leaves to be changed by Rene Krhin.
82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adama Traore suffering a number of foals already.
86' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Nicolas Milanovic on, Aleksandar Prijovic off on 86 minutes.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Steven Peter Ugarkovic makes no mistake. 3-2!
3-2 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↓ Adisu Bayew 65'
4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
88
Neil Kilkenny
99
Aleksandar Prijovic ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 86'
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 76'
8
Lachlan Wales
10
Steven Lustica ↓ Rene Krhin 77'
19
Joshua Risdon

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Jack Rodwell ↓ Steven Peter Ugarkovic 46'
10
Tomer Hemed ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 69'
14
James Troisi
29
Terry Antonis ↓ Ziggy Gordon 46'
17
Keanu Baccus
13
Tate Russell
1
Daniel Margush
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Jordi Swibel 73'
3
Adama Traore
25
Phillip Cancar
23
Dimitri Petratos ↓ Ramy Najjarine 46'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Mitch Duke	3
Lachlan Brook	3
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Aleksandar Prijovic	2
Ben Garuccio	2
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi	1
Ziggy Gordon	1

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-02-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2022-02-01 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2021-11-26 Western United FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2022-02-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-01-29 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC53% Draw23% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

47%

Western United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC35% Draw43% Western Sydney Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

1 – 0

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.