Perth Glory vs Sydney Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Perth Glory are once again struggling down towards the bottom end of the Australian A League as they now welcome a Sydney side tucked just about inside the top-half of the 13-team table.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 22nd February, 2025: UK – 10:45am / US ET – 5:45am / US PT – 2:45am
How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
Perth Glory Team News: A few injuries
Armando Lebib is edging back towards full fitness for this weekend but he remains sidelined alongside fellow defender Lachlan Barr, whilst experienced striker David Williams is also unavailable for the home team.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Sail; Ostler, Mrcela, Mourdoukoutas, Hamzaoui; Mileusnic, Gomulka, Freney, Wales; Taggart, Wood
Unavailable: Barr (Injured), Lebib (Injured), Williams (Injured)
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Sydney Team News: No Sotirio
Sydney have a fresh injury concern for this weekend’s trip to Perth as attacker Jaushua Sotirio is sidelined alongside experienced Alexandar Popovic as well as his fellow centre-back Aaron Gurd.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Devenish-Meares; De Jesus, Grant, Shaw, Courtney-Perkins; Hollman, Sena; Lolley, Caceres, Ouahim; Klimala
Unavailable: Gurd (Injured), Popovic (Injured), Sotirio (Injured)
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Perth Glory vs Sydney Prediction
Perth Glory come into this one on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Melbourne City at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in their most recent outing last weekend. The Western Australians have managed just two victories in 18 matches so far this season as they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting second-from-bottom in the Australian A League table. They now face a Sydney side that haven’t played domestically for a couple of weeks as they have focused on the AFC Cup where they defeated Bangkok United by five goals to four on aggregate, winning 3-2 in Thailand the other day after extra-time thanks to a Douglas Costa winner. Sydney are likely to feel fatigued for this one but they are always thrilling with their last six matches across all competitions consisting of 29 goals. They are favourites for what should be another high-scoring affair.
Perth Glory vs Sydney Tip: Sydney to win & over 2.5 goals
