Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners will be desperate for the three points – for very different reasons – when the two clubs clash in Gosford on Saturday night.
Glory – minus skipper Diego Castro for the remainder of the season – will go all out for victory as they aim to keep their top four hopes alive.
The boys from the west haven’t won any of their last four games in the Hyundai A-League, their worst run of form in over two and a half years.
For the Mariners, they simply must win if they are any chance of closing the gap on the clubs above them if they are to avoid the wooden spoon.
And Alen Stajcic’s troops also have the motivation of trying to avoid an unwanted slice of Hyundai A-League history.
The have lost their last 10 Hyundai A-League games in succession. An 11th consecutive defeat would equal the longest losing run in competition history of the New Zealand Knights back in 2005.
Saturday, 18 July 2020
Kick-off: 5pm AEDT
Venue: Central Coast Stadium
Broadcast: FOX Sports 503, ABC TV
Stream: MyFootball Live App, Kayo Sports, ABC iView
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Team news
Perth Glory Squad: 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Jacob TRATT, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 8.James MEREDITH, 9.Bruno FORNAROLI, 13.Osama MALIK, 16.Tomislav MRCELA, 18.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Vince LIA, 23.Dane INGHAM, 25.Carlo ARMIENTO, 27.JUANDE, 28.Gabriel POPOVIC, 29.Kristian POPOVIC, 33.Liam REDDY (gk) (C), 50.Daniel MARGUSH (gk), 88.Neil KILKENNY **2-4 to be omitted**
Unavailable: 17.Diego CASTRO (personal reasons – season), 19.Chris IKONOMIDIS (knee – season)
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 2.Ian Zygmunt GORDON, 3.Jack CLISBY, 7.Milan ÐURIĆ, 8.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 9.Jordan MURRAY, 10.Tommy OAR, 11.Daniel DESILVA, 12.Adam PEARCE (gk), 15.Kye ROWLES, 16.Dylan FOX, 17.Sam SILVERA, 18.Gianni STENSNESS, 19.Matt SIMON, 21.Ruon TONGYIK, 22.Jacob MELLING, 26.Joshua NISBET, 29.Jair BRITTO, 30.Dylan RUIZ-DIAZ, 44.Alou KUOL **2-4 to be omitted**
Unavailable: 4.Eunsun KIM (Not returned), 24.Chris HAROLD (Not returned), 27.Lewis MILLER (Injured)
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Did you know?
- Perth Glory have won five of their last six Hyundai A-League games against the Central Coast Mariners (L1), scoring three or more goals in each of those five victories.
- The Mariners have won 22 games against the Perth Glory in Hyundai A-League history, their most against any single opponent; their 49% win rate against the Western Australian team is also their highest against any active A-League outfit.
- Glory have a shooting accuracy of 58% in the first halves of games this A-League campaign, the highest of any team in the competition.
- The Gosford club have scored seven goals via substitute players so far this campaign, more than any other team in the competition. Skipper Matt Simon (3) has scored more than any other player via the bench.
