Perth will hope they can use their upcoming cluster of 'home' matches to move up the table, but they may struggle against one of the playoff contenders. We say: Perth Glory 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers Thomas Cleur, Mrcela, Marcelo, Traore Borrello, Amalfitano, Nieuwenhof, Bozanic, Yengi N'Gbakoto Western Sydney Wanderers possible starting lineup: Reddy Khelifi, Muir, Lachman, Beevers, Clisby R Williams, Amini, Duncan, Jelacic D Williams Tomislav Mrcela and Brandon Borrello were both cautioned in the win over Macarthur so, along with Gabriel Cleur, they are one more yellow card away from a ban. Jarrod Carluccio will miss out for Western Sydney as he has not featured since an injury-time cameo against Brisbane Roar all the way back on matchday three. Luke Bodnar is back from injury for Perth and made a four-minute cameo off the bench in their last game, meaning he could be in contention to start.Ĥ1-year-old goalkeeper Liam Reddy is set to make his 21st consecutive appearance should he start again here. Those results left Melbourne City clear at the top of the table and allowed the sides below Mark Rudan's men to catch up. Wanderers failed to win any of their first three games after the A-League returned last month and were in danger of falling outside the two semi-final playoff spots in the standings. Western Sydney's season is going much better in comparison, despite a mini blip following the World Cup break. Having been AFC Champions League participants in 2020, they are on course for back-to-back bottom-placed finishes in the A-League if current form continues. One blow they have needed to deal with in the past month was losing star player Bruno Fornaroli on a free after a contract dispute, leaving a huge void in attack. They have picked up more points in their two games at their makeshift home ground than they have done in seven away games in the league this season, so that may give them some confidence going into this tie.
Their home venue is still not ready either, so moving to Macedonia Park temporarily has not been ideal but still relatively successful. With their home ground under renovation for the upcoming Women's World Cup too, they have been unfortunate at needing to play seven of their nine games so far away from home. Having lost two thirds of their games so far this season, it is no surprise to see Glory propping up the table.
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