In this week 5 match on Dec 17th, Western United plays host to Adelaide United in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Western United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Brisbane Roar. Pain struck first for Western United in the 50th minute on a feed from Lachlan Wales, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Brisbane Roar was frustrated by Western United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Western United ended the match with the shutout victory. Western United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Adelaide United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 59th minute, but Jacob Tratt got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 70th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Juande and Yengi are the top scorers for Adelaide United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Dylan Wenzel-Halls has been the most prolific scorer on Western United in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.