- Perth RedStar have won the last five meetings between these sides by multi-goal margins.
- Perth RedStar (4th) have 15 points from 10 games, UWA-Nedlands FC (W) have 5 points from 11.
- Perth RedStar are 1.1 to win 2-0, and 1.1 to win 3-1 on Sunday.
RedStar a class apart from Nedlands
Perth RedStar FC (W) are a class above UWA-Nedlands FC (W) and should get the job done on Sunday to maintain their top-four standing.
RedStar won 4-0 when these two sides met in April 2026 and the last time they met in July 2025, they walked away with a 7-0 win.
The hosts are long shots to upset the odds and deliver a shock victory, while the draw is priced at 6.8, which seems a bit short for a team that has been consistently poor.
Perth are 1.1 favourites and it looks as though the odds were set by a computer algorithm because it's impossible to see why the bookmakers think a win for RedStar is a foregone conclusion.
It probably is, because the visitors have won the last five NPL WA Women head-to-heads by multi-goal margins and know they are coming up against a side that will not alter their tactics.
Perth’s pressing can stifle UWA-Nedlands’ build-up
RedStar's coach Carlos Vega Mena is a possession-based coach who gets his teams to play a quick-passing, combination-based game with width and pressing.
There are some clear goalscorers in this squad, led by Grace Monteiro, who scored in the 4-0 victory over these opponents in April.
Jayna Ridley is another attacking threat who can finish off a set-piece or make a penetrating run through the middle.
And the squad depth looks good, with impact subs Quyen Doan and Jay Coleman coming off the bench to score crucial goals this season.
Lawrence Lewis has his UWA-Nedlands girls playing a different style and have made some progress recently.
They build the game up from the wings in a structured way and their central midfielders and defenders are disciplined in sitting in their blocks, but they get caught out by teams that press them.
And with the rain in the morning, it could make the surface slick for the visitors to press the home side into giving the ball away and launch quick attacks.
UWA-Nedlands have improved their attacking play
UWA-Nedlands' goalkeeper Janina Sauer has been busy this season and is a key last line of defence, but she has been powerless to prevent the goals flooding in at the wrong end.
The Nedlands duo of Michaela Thawley and Emily Dinsdale are a great attacking duo that have been able to carve out chances in the final third for the side's other forwards.
So it seems that the hosts have improved enough to be a bit more of a threat in the attacking third, but their defence still needs some tweaks and they are likely to find it hard against a top-four side.
UWA-Nedlands have lost three, drawn one and won one of their last five NPLW matches, while Perth have won two, drawn two and lost one.
Back RedStar to get another win on the board at Nedlands and strengthen their top-four push with a 2-0 or 3-1 victory.
The 1.17 odds for Over 2.5 goals in the match are very short, but RedStar have won all of the past five meetings by multi-goal margins, so there is a case for this game to follow that pattern and the home team to be left with no points.