After successful comebacks in the past two rounds, Western Sydney Wanderers boss Tony Popovic believes his team has found the mental toughness to land this year’s title.

The Wanderers were trailing 2-1 at AAMI Park against Melbourne Heart on Saturday night and looked set to lose their top-two status, only for a pair of second-half goals from Brendon Santalab and Youssouf Hersi to save the day.

Youssouf Hersi celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal for the Wanderers against Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park. Credit:Getty Images

Popovic said that performance – added to an impressive second half the week before against table-topping Brisbane Roar – would provide his side with confidence at the right time of the season.

''I think we’ll gain a lot from the result and the way we got the result is the key,'' Popovic said. ''We showed a similar mentality last week, going a goal behind at half-time, and pressure was on but the boys came back and got a deserved point. [Against Heart] they showed that character again. They don’t know when they’re beaten, they fight to the last minute and we showed that again. I feel, mentally, we will certainly be very well prepared [for the finals].''