Western Sydney Wanderers U23 vs NWS Spirit: result 4-1 and analysis
New South Wales NPLRegular Season - 5Kick-off on March 9, 2024 at 08:00 AM (UTC)Wanderers Football Park Academy, Sydney
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What was the result of Western Sydney Wanderers U23 vs NWS Spirit?
Western Sydney Wanderers U23 won 4-1 on March 9, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 21′N. BlairWestern Sydney Wanderers U23 (pen.)
- 40′?NWS Spirit
- 83′?Western Sydney Wanderers U23
- 86′N. BlairWestern Sydney Wanderers U23
- 90′N. BlairWestern Sydney Wanderers U23
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Western Sydney Wanderers U23 have 10 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats; NWS Spirit have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | Rockdale City Suns(home) | 2-3 | New South Wales NPL |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Hills Brumbies(away) | 2-1 | New South Wales NPL |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Sutherland Sharks(home) | 3-1 | New South Wales NPL |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Northern Tigers(home) | 0-5 | New South Wales NPL 2 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | St George City FA(away) | 1-2 | New South Wales NPL 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2024 | Sydney United(home) | 1-1 | New South Wales NPL |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Marconi Stallions(away) | 1-2 | New South Wales NPL |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Sutherland Sharks(away) | 0-0 | New South Wales NPL |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Sydney FC U23(home) | 0-0 | New South Wales NPL |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers U21(away) | 3-3 | New South Wales NPL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Western Sydney Wanderers U23 win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 NWS Spirit win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 | NWS Spirit 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers U23 | New South Wales NPL 2 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers U23 3-0 NWS Spirit | New South Wales NPL 2 |
| May 15, 2021 | NWS Spirit 3-3 Western Sydney Wanderers U23 | New South Wales NPL 2 |
Last archived meeting: NWS Spirit vs Western Sydney Wanderers U23 on May 28, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Western Sydney Wanderers U23 score 2.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; NWS Spirit score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney Wanderers U23 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| NWS Spirit | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Western Sydney Wanderers U23 sit 12th in New South Wales NPL (35 points from 29 matches) and NWS Spirit sit 7th (40 points from 29 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NWS Spirit | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 40 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers U23 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 35 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Mar 8, 2024Sydney FC U234-1Central Coast II
- Mar 9, 2024Sutherland Sharks1-0Sydney Olympic
- Mar 9, 2024Marconi Stallions1-2APIA Leichhardt Tigers
- Mar 9, 2024Manly United1-1Rockdale City Suns
- Mar 10, 2024Blacktown City0-1Wollongong Wolves
- Mar 10, 2024Sydney United3-0Hills Brumbies
- Mar 10, 2024St George City FA1-1St. George Saints