Saturday’s A-League Round 5 match is between Western United and Western Sydney Wanderers. The opening kick is set to commence at 7:30PM AEDT with the game to be played at GMHBA Stadium. The home team Western United are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Western United and Western Sydney Wanderers.
When: Saturday 9th November, 7:30PM AEDT
Where: GMHBA Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
We’re set for a thrilling contest when Derby heroes Western United host the second-placed Wanderers on Saturday.
Western United’s terrific start continued with a memorable win over the Victory in last weekend’s Derby. I don’t think that opponent is going to enjoy a particularly glittering season, but for a brand-new franchise to handle the pressure and get the result in a match as big as that one speaks volumes.
The Wanderers were kept scoreless by the Brisbane Roar, in what was their worst performance of the season so far. Their three wins prior were excellent, but they’ll need to immediately re-find that form to stem Western United’s run. They are over the odds in head-to-head betting, but I think that this has draw written all over it.
Odds:
Tip: Western United at $2.00
Correct Score: Western United 2 – 1 at $8.50
Teams:
Western United FC Squad: 1.Filip KURTO (gk), 2.Aaron CALVER, 3.Brendan HAMILL, 4.Andrew DURANTE, 5.Dylan PIERIAS, 6.Connor CHAPMAN, 8.Panagiotis KONE, 9.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS, 10.Scott MCDONALD, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Dario JERTEC, 13.Ivan VUJICA, 14.Max BURGESS, 15.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 8.Besart BERISHA, 19.Josh RISDON, 22.Ersan GULUM, 23.Alessandro DIAMANTI, 26.Kwabena APPIAH-KUBI
**replacement goalkeeper to be added. 2-3 players to be omitted**
Ins: 9.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS (return from injury), 15.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS (promoted)
Outs: 20.James DELIANOV (GK) (knee – season)
Unavailable: 7.Valentino YUEL (ankle – 3 weeks), 25.Luke DUZEL (International Duty)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC: 1.Daniel LOPAR (GK), 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 7.Mitchell DUKE, 9.Nicolai MULLER, 11.Bruce KAMAU, 13.Tass MOURDOUKOUTAS, 14.Alex MEIER, 16.Mathieu CORDIER, 17.Keanu BACCUS, 19.Pirmin SCHWEGLER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 23.Kosta GROZOS, 27.Kwame YEBOAH, 29.Daniel WILMERING, 33.Tate RUSSELL, 34.Patrick ZIEGLER, 35.Mohamed ADAM, 37.Jake TREW, 40.Nicholas SUMAN (GK).
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 11.Bruce KAMAU (returns from injury), 16.Mathieu CORDIER (promoted), 21.Tarek ELRICH (return from injury)
Outs: 6.Matthew JURMAN (groin)
Unavailable: 8.Jordan O’DOHERTY (knee), 10.Radoslaw MAJEWSKI (knee), 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (shoulder)
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
