Perth Glory and Sydney meet at nib Stadium, in a match for the 9 th round of the A League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 03-23-2018, for the A League, which ended with the victory of Sydney by (2-3). The goals of the match were scored by A. Taggart (72 ‘and 89’), for Perth Glory, and A. Mierzejewski (12 ‘) and Bobô (29’ and 39 ‘), for Sydney. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Sydney presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Perth Glory:
The home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins and 2 draws. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Melbourne City, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Newcastle Jets, by (0-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 4 home league matches Perth Glory has a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 10 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, he does not lose 8 games. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 8 matches for this competition. The team usually has no problems opening the scoring: it scored the first goal in 7 of the last 8 matches for the A League, of these 7 reached the break in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 6 .
Perth Glory can not claim from his campaign, as he leads the championship in an isolated and undefeated way, so his thinking is to just stay this way. To achieve what you want you will need to maintain your regularity and continue with that good football, as this way things will become less complicated. Therefore, you must know the appropriate moments to defend and attack, because in this way you can achieve a good result. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Sydney:
After 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 14 points won. In the last match, they have won at Western Sydney Wanderers by (1-3), after in the previous match they have lost at home, in a match against Wellington Phoenix, by (1-3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 5 away matches for the championship, Sydney has 3 wins and 2 draws, so they have won 11 points out of 15 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Of course the Sydney FC can not complain about the position in which it is, but there is no denying that the third position ends up being modest for this team, so it is motivated to be more regular, to enter the area that leads directly to the finals. This means that the team wants good results at home and also away from their domains, being that in this round it will not be different, so it will enter the determined field in conquering a favorable score and if its best football will be able to be successful. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.90
