In this week 15 match, on Sunday Feb 20th, Western United hosts Western Sydney Wanderers at Whitten Oval in a meeting of these two A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 1st placed Western United, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sydney. Steven Luštica scored the first goal for Western United in the 56th minute, but Max Burgess got the equalizer for Sydney in the 65th minute earning them at least the one point. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Western United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while western Sydney Wanderers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Melbourne Victory. Tate Russell struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 55th minute on a feed from Phillip Cancar, then Dimitri Petratos added another in the 80th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Melbourne Victory couldn’t manage to score, and Western Sydney Wanderers took the shutout win. Western Sydney Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United last played eachother at the Commbank Stadium on Saturday Feb 5th. Western United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Aleksandar Prijović struck first for Western United in the 29th minute on a feed from Steven Luštica, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Western United took the shutout win.
Western Sydney Wanderers’s most prolific scorer has been Dimitri Petratos. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Steven Luštica has been the most effective weapon for Western United lately. The Australian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.