Western United will welcome Sydney FC to AAMI Park this Wednesday for another exciting Australian League game.
Venue: AAMI Park (Melbourne)
Key Statistics
Western United have won their last four home games.
They have kept three clean sheets from their last four home games.
The hosts have conceded over one goal only one time in their last seven home games.
Sydney FC are unbeaten in their last four away games (W2, D2).
The visitors have drawn three of their last five games (W2).
Head to head
In five head-to-head meetings between both sides, Sydney FC have three wins while Western United have just one win.
Latest performances in all competitions
Western United: W-D-W-D-W
Sydney FC: D-D-W-W-D
Western United
Western United will look to keep their place at the top of the Australian League table alive when they welcome Sydney FC to Melbourne this Wednesday night.
The hosts are currently in competition for the top spot with defending champions Melbourne City and are coming into this round with one point separating them and the champions.
Meanwhile, they also come into this tie on the back of a 3-2 win over Western Sydney Wanderers. The win was secured courtesy of goals from Aleksander Prijovic and Benjamin Garuccio. WS Wanderers scored via Tomer Hemed and Steven Ugarkovic, but their goals were only consolations.
As a result, John Aloisi’s side are entering this game unbeaten in their last five games and will fancy their chances of extending that unbeaten run further.
Possible Western United starting line-up
Jamie Young; Ben Garuccio, Leo Lacroix, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Josh Risdon; Steven Lustica, Neil Kilkenny; Connor Pain, Alessandro Diamanti, Lachlan Wales; Aleksandar Prijovic.
Injured: Sebastian Pasquali, Rhys Bozinovski
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Sydney FC
Meanwhile, Sydney FC will look to pick up their first win in three games when they visit AAMI Park on Wednesday.
The visitors were held to a second 1-1 draw in as many games on Saturday as they drew with Wellington Phoenix.
In a tight encounter at the Sky Stadium, Wellington Phoenix took the lead through David Ball. But Bobo equalised in the second half to ensure that Steve Corica’s side went home with at least a point.
The result keeps them in fourth place, five points behind their hosts, but level on points with seventh-placed Wellington Phoenix.
They come into this game unbeaten in their last five league games and will fancy their chances of getting a good result here.
Possible Sydney FC starting line-up
Tom Heward-Belle; Conor O’Toole, Ben Warland, Alex Wilkinson, James Donachie; Anthony Caceres, Paulo Retre, Patrick Yazbek, Milos Ninkovic; Elvis Kamsoba, Bobo.
Injured: Luke Brattan, Michael Zullo, Chris Zuvela.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Western United 2-1 Sydney FC.
