Week 10 brings us a match on Apr 12th, where Perth Glory will host Wellington Phoenix in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Perth Glory is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 57th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Perth Glory couldn’t manage to score, and Melbourne Victory took the shutout win. Perth Glory looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while wellington Phoenix sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Central Coast Mariners. Marco Ureña struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 8th minute on a penalty, then Béni NKololo added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Nisbet At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wellington Phoenix couldn’t manage to score, and Central Coast Mariners took the shutout win. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 26th, Wellington Phoenix hosted Perth Glory at the Westpac Stadium in their last match together. Wellington Phoenix won by a score of 2 to 1. Ben Waine struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 37th minute, but Nick Fitzgerald got the equalizer for Perth Glory in the 49th minute.
Waine has been the most prolific scorer on Wellington Phoenix in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Perth Glory hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Stynes and Nick Fitzgerald, and they each have 1 goal.