Perth Glory have some work to do from their 12th place, and the job starts vs Central Coast Mariners. Read more!
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals (12) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Central Coast Mariners have to travel 4000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they played only three days ago in the A-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sydney, was also a home game here at HBF Park. The away team is better rested.
Perth Glory form and stats
With 1 A-League win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Perth Glory, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in A-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (HBF Park) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Perth it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
The Perth Glory crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Sydney here at HBF Park. Midfield player O'Neill got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. O'Neill hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Adelaide United (1-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Perth Glory perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Perth Glory as a small favourite), we find nine games. Perth has won three of these, drawn one and lost five.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Perth Glory, as the A-League home game vs Brisbane Roar is only four days away.
Perth Glory aren't scoring a lot here at HBF Park in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. Perth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
Central Coast Mariners have only collected 3 points from their away games in the A-League, after 1-0-6 (7 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Central Coast Mariners in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Newcastle Jets.
Mariners played 1-1 against Melbourne Victory in their previous match.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Brisbane Roar.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Central Coast Mariners in our archives, and the results are: one win for Central Coast Mariners, zero draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Macarthur in just four days.
Mariners have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Central Coast Mariners have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the result Central Coast Mariners - Perth Glory 1-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Perth six wins, two draws and Central Coast Mariners two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Fornaroli Mezza 7 goals |   O. Bozanić 4 goals |  B. NKololo 3 goals |
Perth Glory missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Perth Glory | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 5.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 12.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.1 | 12.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 20% | 28% |
| 15.4 | 14.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 18.6 | 15.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
- Central Coast Mariners have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Central Coast Mariners have the fewest clean sheets (1) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Perth Glory have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest points (4) at home in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals (12) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in A-League
- Perth Glory have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Perth Glory is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Western United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
