Week 24 brings us a match on Apr 16th, where Western United will play host to Perth Glory in a A-League match. 2nd placed Western United is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Scott Wootton struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 29th minute on a feed from David Ball, then Jaushua Sotirio added another in the 32nd minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Western United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 12th placed Perth Glory is fresh off their 1-6 blowout loss against Newcastle Jets. Daniel Penha scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 21st minute, then Beka Mikeltadze added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Matthew Jurman. Perth Glory looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Western United took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Aleksandar Prijović struck first for Western United in the 37th minute, then Pierias added another in the 56th minute In the end, Perth Glory 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.
Perth Glory is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nick Fitzgerald and Trent Ostler each only have 1 goal in their last five. Western United’s top weapon lately has been Aleksandar Prijović, who has two goals in the last five matches.