Sydney FC vs Perth Glory preview, tips and teams – 2014 A-League Round 19

The first game on Saturday for A-League Round 19 is between Sydney FC and Perth Glory. The opening kick-off is set to commence at 5.30pm AEDT with the game to be played at Sydney Football Stadium. The favourite for the match is home team Sydney FC. View our preview and teams for the game between Sydney FC and Perth Glory.

Round: A-League Round 19, Saturday, February 15 at 5.30pm AEDT.
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Head to head: Played 25 – Wins: Sydney FC 11, Perth Glory 6, Draws: 8
Previous encounter: Perth Glory 1 – 0 Sydney FC, November 2, 2013

Sydney FC $2.10 vs Perth Glory $3.40 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match

Sydney FC $2.12 vs Perth Glory $3.30 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match

Odds Comparison:

Sydney FC 2.10 2.20 2.12 2.20 2.10 2.10
Draw 3.40 3.40 3.30 3.40 3.40 3.25
Perth Glory 3.40 3.20 3.30 3.20 3.40 3.40

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Teams:

Sydney FC squad:Logo
1.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 4.Ranko DESPOTOVIC, 5.Matt JURMAN, 6.Nikola PETKOVIC, 9.Corey GAMEIRO, 10.Alessandro DEL PIERO (c), 13.Sasa OGNENOVSKI, 14.Mitch MALLIA, 17.Terry ANTONIS, 20.Vedran JANJETOVIC (gk), 21.Milos DIMITRIJEVIC, 22.Ali ABBAS, 24.Hagi GLIGOR, 25.Daniel PETKOVSKI, 28.Matt THOMPSON, 29.Alec UROSEVSKI, 34.Aaron CALVER, 35.Dylan CATON
**Two to be omitted**
Ins: 13.Sasa OGNENOVSKI (new signing), 17.Terry ANTONIS (return from injury), 25.Daniel PETKOVSKI (promoted), Alec UROSEVSKI (promoted).
Outs: 2.Seb RYALL (suspended – 1 game), 19.Nick CARLE (2 weeks – adductor),
Unavailable: Rhyan GRANT (knee – season), Pedj BOJIC (back – 2 weeks) Terry MCFLYNN (quad – 1 weeks), Richard GARCIA (ankle – 1 week)

 

Perth Glory Squad:Glory-logo-2009.png
1.Daniel VUKOVIC (GK), 2.Jack CLISBY, 5.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 7.Jacob BURNS, 8.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Jamie MACLAREN, 14.Steven McGARRY, 16.Sidnei SCIOLA MORAES, 17.Chris HAROLD, 18.Jack DUNCAN, 19.Josh RISDON,20.Daniel DE SILVA, 23.Michael THWAITE, 25.Riley WOODCOCK, 28.Darvydas SERNAS, 36.William GALLAS
**One to be omitted **
Ins: 20. Daniel DE SILVA (promoted)
Outs: None
Unavailable: Travis DODD (knee – indefinite), Scott JAMIESON (achilles – indefinite)

Preview:

The Game:

The game seems to have taken a back seat to all the shenanigans surrounding Sydney FC this week. With just two wins and a draw from their last 10 matches, it’s no surprise the natives were getting restless at last week’s clash with Adelaide.

Armed with massive banners, the Sky Blues fans were demanding Frank Farina’s head even before the club lost 3-0 to the Reds.

There was more drama to come, of course, as Farina banned Nicky Carle and Matt Thompson from training with the side, leading to a public face-off with the PFA.

Carle and Thompson have since been allowed to train but Carle is out of this clash anyway with a groin injury.

Perth’s form has been a little better than Sydney’s, but only just. The Glory have won three and drawn two of their last 10 and are currently in the midst of a tough run of away trips where they play four of five games on the road.

On top of taking on Heart in hot Albury conditions last week – a match that saw Glory concede a late David Williams’ goal for a 2-1 loss – the Glory have had to return to Perth and then almost turn around once again for this clash in Sydney.

Given Perth have only taken five points from nine away matches so far this season, this run of games could possibly make or break the club’s campaign.

The big issue:

For Sydney, the big question is whether the players can put all the distractions behind them and return to the winner’s list.

If they get their heads in the right place, then Sydney should have too much firepower for Perth and potentially too much in defence as well, especially if Sasa Ognenovski features.

For Perth, the travel and heat factors look the main problem. Can the Glory players back up against Sydney, especially after apparently being put through a gruelling training session on Tuesday as well?

Part of the Glory’s problems stem from the conditioning of their players. Imports Darvydas Sernas and Nebojsa Marinkovic are yet to play a full game while marquee man William Gallas has played 90 minutes just once and star striker Shane Smeltz only twice since returning from injury.

As a result, on top of consecutive trips east, the club is in the process of integrating players – Danny De Silva has also been added to the squad – into the team, leaving Kenny Lowe with plenty of issues to address.

The game breaker:

This may not exactly be the game breaking duel but it certainly provides an interesting side story and a touch of Berlin, circa July 2006 as Gallas comes up against Alessandro Del Piero once more.

Almost eight years ago, the two were on opposing sides in the World Cup Final. For Del Piero, he came on as a late substitute and helped Italy claim the win on penalties, while for Frenchman Gallas, it’s probably a night to forget.

Source: www.footballaustralia.com.au

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