Perth Glory vs Western United Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Perth Glory

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Perth Glory will be hoping for a better result following a 8-0 A-League defeat last time out to Melbourne City.

In that game, Perth Glory managed 36% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Perth Glory was Kaelan Majekodunmi (19' Own goal). On the other side, Melbourne City had 25 shots at goal with 11 on target. Léo Natel (14', 29'), Tolgay Arslan (16', 26', 73'), Jamie Maclaren (60') and Steven Ugarković (86') scored for Melbourne City.

It has been seldom in recent times that Perth Glory have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Perth Glory have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 19 goals along the way. Still, it remains to be seen whether that pattern shall be maintained in this game.

Western United

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Previously, Western United drew 3-3 in the A-League match with Adelaide United.

In that game, Western United had 44% possession and 17 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Western United, goals were scored by Matthew Grimaldi (19'), James Donachie (34') and Connor O'Toole (94'). Adelaide United had 22 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Hiroshi Ibusuki (45', 57') and Nestor Irankunda (62') scored for Adelaide United.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Western United, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per game during that time is 4.5, with the average number of goals for Western United equalling 2.17.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 27/02/2022 tells us that Perth Glory have won 1 of them and Western United 5, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.

In all, 18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 4 for Glory and 14 created by The West. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The last league encounter featuring the two was A-League match day 19 on 02/03/2024 when it ended Western United 1-0 Perth Glory.

On that occasion, Western United had 63% possession and 24 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorer was Noah Botić (53').

Perth Glory had 12 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Shaun Evans.

🗞️ Team News: Perth Glory

Adam Zimarino (unknown injury), Antonis Martis (unknown injury) and Mark Beevers (Calf problems) are unavailable for Perth Glory boss Alen Stajčić. Cameron Cook is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

📰 Team News: Western United

Western United boss John Aloisi has to choose a team with limited availability. Rhys Bozinovski (unknown injury), Daniel Penha (unknown injury), Jacob Tratt (Torn knee ligaments), Nikita Rukavytsya (unknown injury), Josh Risdon (Calf strain), Kane Vidmar (concussion), Noah Botic (Stress reaction of the bone) and Ramy Najjarine (Shoulder injury) are those who can’t be considered.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Western United and Perth Glory could both end up scoring at least one each in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating the two teams.

Looks like a high-scoring draw might be possible, as we’re expecting it to be that close. We’re therefore expecting a highly competitive game with a 2-2 score draw at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 11:08 19/04/2024