SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Western United 1-0 after I. Moreno scored just 1 goal (28′).

The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani assisted by Nathan MacDonald and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Western United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Western Sydney Wanderers managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Western Sydney Wanderers shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Lawrence Thomas). On the opposite side, Western United received 3 yellow cards (Jacob Tratt, Lachlan Wales and Joshua Risdon).

Standings

After playing this match, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 24 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Western United will stay with 16 points like Brisbane Roar to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away against Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).

Western United will play away agasint Perth Glory on the 29th of April with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Western United (1 draw).

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas (7.1), Gabriel Cléúr (7.6), Tomislav Mrčela (7.1), Marcelo (7.4), Adama Traoré (7.2), Calem Nieuwenhof (7.0), Romain Amalfitano (6.3), Aidan Simmons (6.5), Oliver Božanić (7.3), Yeni N’Gbakoto (8.9) and Brandon Borrello (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jarrod Carluccio, Nathanael Blair, Morgan Schneiderlin (6.8), Daniel Margush, Daniel Wilmering, Miloš Ninković (6.4) and Alex Bonetig.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 3 changes: Oliver Bozanic for Miloš Ninković (76′), Aidan Simmons for Morgan Schneiderlin (76′) and Romain Amalfitano for Jarrod Carluccio (87′).

Best player: Yeni N’Gbakoto​

The most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Yeni N’Gbakoto.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Western United – Formation

Western United started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

John Aloisi played with: Jamie Young (7.8), Jacob Tratt (6.6), Tomoki Imai (6.8), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (7.0), Joshua Risdon (6.6), Lachlan Wales (6.7), Neil Kilkenny (7.4), Tongo Doumbia (6.5), Connor Pain (6.8), James Troisi (7.2) and Aleksandar Prijović (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Alessandro Diamanti (6.2), Nicolas Milanovic (6.8), Rhys Bozinovski (6.6), Ryan Scott, Noah Botic (6.8), Dylan Pierias (6.6) and Benjamin Collins.

Western United could not rely on the presence of Rhys Bozinovski (injured) and Nicolas Milanovic (injured).

Substitutions

Western United made 5 changes: Tongo Doumbia for Rhys Bozinovski (65′), Aleksandar Prijovic for Noah Botic (66′), Joshua Risdon for Nicolas Milanovic (66′), James Troisi for Alessandro Diamanti (73′) and Lachlan Wales for Dylan Pierias (73′).

Best player: Jamie Young​

The most impressive player for Western United was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 7.80. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​

• Western Sydney Wanderers – Western United – 1-0