On Wednesday Feb 23rd, in week 12, Perth Glory will host Macarthur in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Perth Glory, recorded a 1-1 draw against Central Coast Mariners. Jason Cummings struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 58th minute on a feed from Marco Ureña, then Daniel Stynes got the equalizer for Perth Glory in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Adam Zimarino earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Macarthur, recorded a 4-1 win against Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin struck first for Adelaide United in the 20th minute, then Apostolos Giannou got the equalizer for Macarthur in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ulises Dávila Finally they completed the comback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Craig Noone to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Macarthur should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Macarthur won the head to head battle with 1 win and 2 draws.
For Macarthur, their top scorers are Adrian Mariappa and Craig Noone, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Perth Glory hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Fornaroli Mezza and Brandon O’Neill, and they each have 1 goal.