Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Western United FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 06:00 UTC North Hobart Oval HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Oscar Priestman

R 66' Aidan Simmons

Y 71' Nicolas Milanovic

Matthew Grimaldi 90' Y

Overview

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Western United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at North Hobart Oval.

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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC 2023-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Western United FC 2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
12 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	3–3	D
07 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
30 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
15 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
23 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	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' Three points are at stake. Western United FC host Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
7' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 7 minute. Alex Bonetig leaves to be changed by Tom Beadling.
12' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' Daniel Penha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
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.
35' Goal! Lachlan Brook scores his 12 goal in 233 matches.
40' Angus Thurgate needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
50' The 28-year-old Daniel Margush has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
59' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Steven Lustica is withdrawn and James York gets his opportunity.
63' Oscar Priestman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aidan Simmons on 66.
69' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Cleur is hanging Lachlan Brook on the field on 69 minute.
71' That is a card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolas Milanovic will be fuming at that decision.
73' Dylan Pierias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcus Antonsson at the 73 minute mark.
75' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Kane Vidmar is withdrawn and Zach Lisolajski gets his opportunity.
80' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Noah Botic is replaced by Jake Najdovski.
85' Western United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
90' Matthew Grimaldi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 80'
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales
11
Daniel Penha
10
Steven Lustica ↓ James York 59'
9
Michael Ruhs ↓ Ramy Najjarine 59'
19
Joshua Risdon
38
Noah Botic ↓ Jake Najdovski 80'
1
Thomas Heward-Belle
22
Kane Vidmar ↓ Zach Lisolajski 75'

Bench

24
Connor O'Toole
33
Matthew Sutton
7
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 59'
39
Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 80'
49
Jake Najdovski ↑ 80'
36
Zach Lisolajski ↑ 75'
34
James York ↑ 59'

Coach John Aloisi

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur ↑ 69'
10
Milos Ninkovic
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 73'
11
Valentino Yuel
16
Tom Beadling ↑ 7'
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 73'
30
Taiga Harper

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mitch Duke	3
Lachlan Brook	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Alessandro Diamanti	2
Aleksandar Prijovic	2
Ben Garuccio	2
Max Burgess	1
Yeni N'Gbakoto	1

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-12 Macarthur FC 3–3 Western United FC D 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2023-12-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western United FC L 2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-01-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC30% Draw31% Western Sydney Wanderers FC39%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

70%

Western United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC21% Draw52% Western Sydney Wanderers FC27%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	22%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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