Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Western United FC

1 – 0

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 18 Dec 2022 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Tomislav Mrcela

Tomoki Imai 55' Y

Nicolas Milanovic 66' Y

Y 88' Gabriel Cleur

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

2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
10 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
13 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–2	W
06 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
29 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–4	L
21 Oct	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Dec	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–3	L
28 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Western United FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at .
5' Brilliant from the ! Aleksandar Prijovic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 5.
10' It’s high time Mark Rudan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Alessandro Lopane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' 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 Ben Garuccio suffering a number of foals already.
33' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
38' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Marcelo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' 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.
46' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Romain Amalfitano by Daniel Wilmering on 46 minute.
51' 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.
55' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
60' Ruon Tongyik is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
61' A change in the Western United FC ranks — Tongo Doumbia exits the field as Rhys Bozinovski enters on 61.
64' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Oliver Bozanic is replaced by Alessandro Lopane.
66' Nicolas Milanovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
69' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Milanovic departs to be replaced by Connor Pain.
74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lawrence Thomas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
76' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Lachlan Wales is replaced by Alessandro Diamanti on 76 minute.
77' Western United FC ring the changes. Lachlan Wales has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Diamanti to step up.
81' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Yeni N'Gbakoto is withdrawn and Ramy Najjarine gets his opportunity.
86' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
87' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Marcelo is replaced by Ruon Tongyik.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gabriel Cleur on 88 minutes.
Another three points for Western United FC.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamie Young
14
James Troisi
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
88
Neil Kilkenny
99
Aleksandar Prijovic ↓ Noah Botic 77'
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 77'
27
Jacob Tratt
26
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Connor Pain 69'
7
Tongo Doumbia ↓ Rhys Bozinovski 61'

Bench

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↑ 77'
11
Connor Pain ↑ 69'
5
Dylan Pierias
37
Ryan Scott
33
Benjamin Collins
42
Rhys Bozinovski ↑ 61'
38
Noah Botic ↑ 77'

Coach John Aloisi

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↓ Ramy Najjarine 81'
6
Marcelo ↓ Ruon Tongyik 87'
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
5
Tomislav Mrcela
8
Oliver Bozanic ↓ Alessandro Lopane 64'
11
Sulejman Krpic
3
Adama Traore
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
17
Romain Amalfitano ↓ Daniel Wilmering 46'

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

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

2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-12-10 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC W 2022-11-06 Western United FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2022-10-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Western United FC L 2022-10-21 Western United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC40% Draw29% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

60%

Western United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC25% Draw51% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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