Carl Valeri is back for Victory and all Hyundai A-League fans will be wishing him well. But who else is in and out for Round 26?
Hyundai A-League fixture run-in and predictions
Friday, 1 April 2016
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Central Coast Mariners
Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Kick-Off:Â 7:40 PM (Local) (7:40 PM AEDT)
Referee:Â Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1:Â Scott Edeling
Assistant Referee 2:Â James Tesoriero
Fourth Official:Â Luke Withell
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT), SBS TWO from 7:30pm AEDT and Sky Sport Pop-Up (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live. Coast FM 96.3 (Central Coast)
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WSWvCCM
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad:Â 2.Shannon COLE, 3.Scott JAMIESON, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY (c), 5.Brendan HAMILL, 6.Mitch NICHOLS, 7.Romeo CASTELEN, 10.Dario VIDOSIC, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 14.Golgol MEBRAHTU, 15.Kearyn BACCUS, 17.ALBERTO, 18.ANDREU, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 21.Jacob PEPPER, 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 30.Liam REDDY (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 5.Brendan HAMILL (promoted), 14.Golgol MEBRAHTU (promoted), 21.Jacob PEPPER (promoted), 22.Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS (promoted)
Outs: 8.DIMAS (suspended – 1 game), 16.Jaushua SOTIRIO (not selected)
Unavailable:Â Nil
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Paul IZZO (gk), 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 5.Harry ASCROFT, 6.Mitch AUSTIN, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c), 9.Roy O’DONOVAN, 10.Luis GARCIA, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 15.Brad McDONALD, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Francesco STELLA, 19.Josh BINGHAM, 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING, 28.Matthew FLETCHER, 40.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk)
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c) (return from injury), 12.Trent BUHAGIAR (promoted), 40.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (GK) (promoted)
Outs:Â 30.Adam PEARCE (gk) (omitted)
Unavailable: 2.Storm ROUX (fractured fibula – season), 13.Alastair BRAY (GK) (torn meniscus – season)
Saturday, 2 April 2016
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-Off:Â 7:15 PM (Local) (5:15 PM AEDT)
Referee:Â Ben Williams
Assistant Referee 1:Â Mark Rule
Assistant Referee 2:Â Glen Lochrie
Fourth Official:Â Alex King
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport Pop-Up (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #WELvMVC
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Wellington Phoenix squad:Â 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Justin GULLEY, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 6.Dylan FOX, 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 12.Blake POWELL, 13.Albert RIERA, 16.Louis FENTON, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Matthew RIDENTON, 26.Hamish WATSON
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 19.Tom DOYLE (returns from suspension)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 14.Alex RUFER (broken leg – season)
Melbourne Victory squad:Â 1.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 2.Jason GERIA, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 5.Daniel GEORGIEVSKI, 6.Leigh BROXHAM (c), 7.Gui FINKLER, 8.Besart BERISHA, 9.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 10.Archie THOMPSON, 13.Oliver BOZANIC, 14.Fahid BEN KHALFALLAH, 16.Rashid MAHAZI, 17.Matthieu DELPIERRE, 19.George HOWARD, 20.Lawrence THOMAS (gk), 21. Carl VALERI, 22.Jesse MAKAROUNAS, 23.Jai INGHAM
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 2.Jason GERIA (returns from international duty), 10.Archie THOMPSON (returns from illness), 19.George HOWARD (promoted), 21.Carl VALERI (returns from illness)
Outs:Â 15.Giancarlo GALLIFUOCO (omitted), 32.Stefan NIGRO (omitted)
Unavailable:Â 4.Nick ANSELL (quad)
Saturday, 2 April 2016
Sydney FC v Adelaide United
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-Off:Â 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM AEDT)
Referee:Â Peter Green
Assistant Referee 1:Â Allyson Flynn
Assistant Referee 2:Â Owen Goldrick
Fourth Official:Â Stephen Lucas
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport Pop-Up (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #SYDvADL
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Sydney FC squad: 1.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 2.Seb RYALL, 4.Zac ANDERSON, 5.Matt JURMAN, 7.Andrew HOOLE, 8.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 13.Brandon O’NEILL, 17.David CARNEY, 18.Matt SIMON, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Filip HOLOSKO, 22.Ali ABBAS, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 24.George BLACKWOOD, 27.Mickael TAVARES
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 9.Shane SMELTZ (return from groin injury), 19.Jacques FATY (return from illness)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 14.Alex BROSQUE (hamstring – indefinite)
Adelaide United squad:Â 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 6.Stefan MAUK, 7.PABLO SANCHEZ, 8.ISAIAS, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 11.Bruce DJITE, 12.Mark OCHIENG, 14.George MELLS, 15.Ben WARLAND, 16.Craig GOODWIN, 17.Mate DUGANDZIC, 20.John HALL (gk), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 24.Bruce KAMAU
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 12.Mark OCHIENG (promoted), 15.Ben WARLAND (promoted)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 19.Eli BABALJ (knee – season), 21.Tarek ELRICH (groin – 2 weeks)
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Brisbane Roar FC v Newcastle Jets
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-Off:Â 5:00 PM (Local) (5:00 PM AEST)
Referee:Â Strebre Delovski
Assistant Referee 1:Â Nathan MacDonald
Assistant Referee 2:Â David Walsh
Fourth Official:Â Jarred Gillett
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: Grandstand Digital*, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
*After NRL/AFL coverage
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #BRIvNEW
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Brisbane Roar FC squad:Â 1.Michael THEO (gk), 3.Shane STEFANUTTO, 5.Corey BROWN, 7.CORONA, 8.Steven LUSTICA, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.HENRIQUE, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Daniel BOWLES, 15.James DONACHIE, 17.Matt McKAY (c), 18.Javier HERVAS, 19.Jack HINGERT, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 24.Tommy OAR, 28.Brandon BORRELLO
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 17.Matt McKAY (return from international duty), 19.Jack HINGERT (return from suspension)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable:Â Nil
Newcastle Jets squad:Â 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 2.Daniel MULLEN, 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI, 6.Cameron WATSON, 7.Enver ALIVODIC, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 9.Milos TRIFUNOVIC, 10.LEONARDO, 12.Andy BRENNAN, 14.Mitch COOPER, 16.Steven UGARKOVIC, 19.Morten NORDSTRAND, 20.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 22.Lachlan JACKSON, 24.Nicholas COWBURN, 28.Ryan KITTO
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 2.Daniel MULLEN (returns from suspension), 7.Enver ALIVODIC (returns after birth of son)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 11.Labinot HALITI (knee – season)
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Perth Glory v Melbourne City FC
nib Stadium, Perth
Kick-Off:Â 5:00 PM (Local) (7:00 PM AEST)
Referee:Â Shaun Evans
Assistant Referee 1:Â Josh Mannella
Assistant Referee 2:Â Wilson Brown
Fourth Official:Â Adam Fielding
TV Broadcast:Â Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.00pm (AEDT) and Sky Sport 4 (New Zealand)
Radio Broadcast: 720 ABC Perth, ABC Local Radio WA, Grandstand Digital*, Online & via the ABC Radio Mobile App – A-league Live.
*After NRL/AFL coverage
Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash-tag #PERvMCY
To purchase tickets visit www.aleague.com.au/ticketsÂ
Perth Glory squad:Â 1.Ante COVIC (gk), 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Marc WARREN, 4.Shane LOWRY, 7.Gyorgy SANDOR, 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA, 12.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 13.Diogo FERREIRA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 17.Diego CASTRO, 18.Mitch OXBORROW, 19.Josh RISDON, 21.Kosta PETRATOS, 23.Krisztian VADOCZ, 24.Jamal REINERS, 29.Aryn WILLIAMS
**two to be omitted**
Ins:Â 13.Diogo FERREIRA (promoted), 19.Josh RISDON (returns from international duty), 21.Kosta PETRATOS (promoted)
Outs: 6.Dino DJULBIC (suspended – one match)
Unavailable: 8.Ruben ZADKOVICH (knee – indefinite)
Melbourne City FC squad:Â 1.Thomas SORENSEN (gk), 2.Alex WILKINSON, 4.Connor CHAPMAN, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 8.Aaron MOOY, 9.Harry NOVILLO, 11.Michael ZULLO, 18.Paulo RETRE, 19.Ben GARUCCIO, 20.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 22.Jack CLISBY, 23.Bruno FORNAROLI, 24.Patrick KISNORBO, 25.Jacob MELLING, 26.Marc MARINO, 27.Nick FITZGERALD, 29.Anthony CACERES, 33.Osama MALIK
**two players to be omitted**
Ins:Â 2.Alex WILKINSON (return from international duty), 8.Aaron MOOY (return from international duty)
Outs:Â Nil
Unavailable: 7.Corey GAMEIRO (knee – season), 17.Wade DEKKER (ankle – season)