On Sunday Feb 13th, Central Coast Mariners will play host to Perth Glory in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 8th placed Central Coast Mariners, recorded a 2-3 loss against Sydney. Anthony Caceres struck first for Sydney in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, but Oliver Božanić got the equalizer for Central Coast Mariners in the 53rd minute on a penalty , but luckily for Sydney it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Perth Glory recorded a 0-1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers. Jack Rodwell struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 26th minute on a feed from Thomas Aquilina, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Perth Glory couldn’t manage to score, and Western Sydney Wanderers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Central Coast Mariners 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 two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Marco Ureña and Oliver Božanić have been the hottest scorers for Central Coast Mariners in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.