Oct 23rd features a match where Perth Glory will travel to Gosford to battle Central Coast Mariners in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Central Coast Mariners sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 57th minute on a feed from Steven Ugarkovic, then Samuel Silvera tied it up for Central Coast Mariners in the 59th minute on a feed from Balard . Central Coast Mariners looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Perth Glory recorded a 1-2 loss against Newcastle Jets. Jordan Elsey struck first for Newcastle Jets in the 59th minute on a feed from Carl Jenkinson, then Aaron McEneff tied it up for Perth Glory in the 73rd minute. Perth Glory looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Perth Glory’s most prolific scorer has been Callum Timmins. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Kuol and Jason Cummings have been the hottest scorers for Central Coast Mariners in the last five each having scored 2 goals.