In this week 16 match on Feb 11th, Western United hosts Adelaide United in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Western United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N’Gbakoto scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 28th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western United couldn’t manage to score, and Western Sydney Wanderers took the shutout win. Western United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while adelaide United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Brisbane Roar. Louis D’Arrigo scored the first goal for Adelaide United in the 34th minute, but Joe Knowles got the equalizer for Brisbane Roar in the 37th minute. Adelaide United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Western United and Adelaide United last played eachother at the Whitten Oval on the 6th of November. Adelaide United took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Hiroshi Ibusuki scored the first goal for Adelaide United in the 9th minute, then Craig Goodwin added another in the 22nd minute.
Adelaide United’s most prolific scorer has been Craig Goodwin. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Lachlan Wales has been the most prolific scorer on Western United in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.