The third game on Saturday for A-League Round 20 is between Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers. The opening kick-off is set to commence at 9.45pm with the game to be played at nib Stadium. The favourite for the match is away team Western Sydney Wanderers. View our preview and teams for the game between Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Round: Round 20, Saturday February 22 at 9.45pm AEDT.
Stadium: nib Stadium
Head to head: Played: 4, Wins: Glory 0, Wanderers 3, Draws: 1
Previous encounter: Wanderers 3-1 Glory, January 26 2014
Perth Glory $3.40 vs Western Sydney Wanderers $2.15 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Perth Glory $3.40 vs Western Sydney Wanderers $2.10 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison:
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| Perth Glory | 3.40 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.25 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2.15 | 2.17 | 2.10 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.10 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Teams:
Perth Glory Squad:
1.Daniel VUKOVIC (GK), 2.Jack CLISBY, 3. Brandon O’NEILL, 5. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 7. Jacob BURNS, 8. Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 9. Shane SMELTZ, 11.Adrian ZAHRA, 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
** two to be omitted **
Ins: 3. Brandon O’NEILL, 11. Adrian ZAHRA
Outs: 10. Jamie MACLAREN
Unavailable: Travis DODD (knee – indefinite), Scott JAMIESON (achilles – indefinite)
Western Sydney Wanderers Squad:
2.Shannon COLE, 3.Adam D’APUZZO, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 7.Labinot HALITI, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 9.Tomi JURIC, 10.Aaron MOOY, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 13.Matthew SPIRANOVIC, 15.Kwabena APPIAH, 17.Youssouf HERSI, 19.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Jerrad TYSON (gk), 22.Dean HEFFERNAN, 23.Jason TRIFIRO, 30.Thomas MANOS (GK) 31.Alusine FOFANAH
**Two to be omitted**
Ins: 15.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted), 22.Dean HEFFERNAN (promoted), 23.Jason TRIFIRO (promoted), 30.Thomas MANOS (promoted), 31.Alusine FOFANAH (promoted)
Outs: 1.Ante COVIC (groin – 1 week), 6.Jerome POLENZ (suspended – 1 week), 20.Shinji ONO (illness – 1 week)
Unavailable: Nil
Preview:
Form:
Past five matches:
Glory: LLDLD
Wanderers: DDWLL
The Game:
Western Sydney head to Perth on the back of a week off and Tony Popovic will be eager for his side to produce a similar performance to the one they did against Brisbane last time out.
The Wanderers came away with a 1-1 draw against the Roar, but dominated large spells, particularly the second half.
The Glory are struggling and go into the clash on the back of a five-game winless run which has included three losses.
Included in that patch is a 3-1 loss to the Wanderers and Kenny Lowe’s team need a win if they are to play finals in 2013-14.
The big issue:
Glory – can Perth find more goals? The Glory have the league’s equal worst attack with just 19 goals in as many games.
While they are without a clean sheet in their past four matches, goals are needed not only against the Wanderers, but later in the season.
Shane Smeltz and Steven McGarry (three goals each) lead the Glory’s goalscoring. Lowe will be looking for New Zealander Smeltz to find the form that has made him one of the league’s sharpest strikers.
Wanderers – can Popovic’s side build on what was an impressive display against Brisbane?
They may only have taken a point from the clash, but looked dangerous as their pressing kept the Roar from dominating possession.
With an eye on the AFC Champions League, the Wanderers will no doubt be setting their sights on winning the grand final this season after claiming the premiers’ plate last campaign.
The game breaker:
Youssouf Hersi – the winger is always a threat and has the ability to expose Perth’s young full-backs.
He will fancy his chances against either Josh Risdon or Riley Woodcock and back himself to beat William Gallas for pace if he gets in behind centrally.
Hersi likes to take players on and the Wanderers will undoubtedly want to get the ball into the 31-year-old to try and beat his man and be the key in attack.
Source: www.footballaustralia.com.au
