January 22nd features a match where Sydney hosts Perth Glory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in a meeting of these two A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sydney recorded a 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar. Anthony Caceres struck first for Sydney in the 34th minute, then in the 40th minute, Juan Lescano sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nikola Mileusnić squeezing out at least the one point for Brisbane Roar. Sydney is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Perth Glory recorded a 0-1 loss against Melbourne City. Atkinson struck first for Melbourne City in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Perth Glory was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sydney won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Perth Glory’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Fornaroli Mezza. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Adam Le Fondre and Elvis Kamsoba have been the hottest scorers for Sydney in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.