2019-20 A-League Semi-Final – Sydney FC vs Perth Glory Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Sydney FC vs Perth Glory taking place? Wednesday 26th August, 2020 – 11:10 (UK)
Where is Sydney FC vs Perth Glory taking place? Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
Where can I get tickets for Sydney FC vs Perth Glory? Ticket information can be found on each club’s official website
What television channel is Sydney FC vs Perth Glory on? BT Sport have the rights to A-League matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream Sydney FC vs Perth Glory? If televised, subscribers can stream the match live on the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
SYDNEY FC
Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Redmayne; Grant, McGowan, Wilkinson, King; Retre, Brattan; Baumjohann, Barbarouses, Ninkovic; Le Fondre
Unavailable: Zullo (Injured)
Doubtful:
PERTH GLORY
Predicted line-up (3-4-3): Reddy; Elrich, Malik, Juande; Franjic, Kilkenny, Brimmer, Ingham; Chianese, Fornaroli, K. Popovic
Unavailable: Diego Castro (Personal reasons), Wuthrich (Personal reasons), Kim Soo-Beom (Personal reasons), Ikonomidis (Injured), D’Agostino (Injured)
Doubtful:
THE PREDICTION
Despite so many of their key men being unavailable due to the pandemic, Perth Glory have overcome the absence of the likes of Diego Castro to reach the semi-finals. They produced an excellent performance to claim a 1-0 win against Wellington last week but now they face arguably the best team in the A-League. Sydney have not played in 11 days but the bigger concern will be the fact they have not won any of their last five games. They had already wrapped up the league leaders’ shield but they have to regain their best form now for the business end of the season. Glory’s priority will be another clean sheet but that will be tough against Sydney and expect Le Fondre and company to fire them into the final.
