Perth Glory vs Adelaide United Prediction

Form has been up and down for both

Perth Glory's recent sample covers 20 matches and shows 6 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, with 28 goals scored and 29 conceded. That's a fairly even split, not the profile of a team on a run.

Perth Glory: 20 completed matches; Adelaide United: 20 completed matches.

Perth Glory

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

32

Difference

-5

Adelaide United

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

22

Difference

+15

Adelaide United's equivalent sample reads 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 20 games, scoring 35 and conceding 24. On the surface that's the healthier numbers, but it's worth remembering both samples blend A-League games with cup and even friendly fixtures, so they're not a pure league form guide.

Adelaide's numbers look a shade better, but neither side has been consistent enough to call this a clear mismatch.

Comparative Team Statistics: Perth Glory vs Adelaide United

A head-to-head that's gone both ways

These two have met plenty of times, and recent results have swung from one extreme to the other. Perth won the most recent meeting, a September friendly, 2-0, but Adelaide hit back with a 4-0 win in their February A-League clash, and before that Adelaide won 1-0 away in December.

Go back further and you'll find games like 4-4 and 3-3, so this fixture has a history of being open and goal-friendly rather than cagey.

Jovanović leads Adelaide's attack

Adelaide's main threat looks to be L. Jovanović, who has 11 goals in 24 matches, with Y. Dukuly supplying plenty of the service on 7 assists. J. Yull, E. Alagich and C. Goodwin all chip in as creative outlets too.

Perth Glory:

Penalty cards:

T. Ostler x 1 x 2

B. Kaltak x 1 x 1

Giovanni De Abreu x 7

Injury list:

J. Kucharski

Adelaide United:

Best scorers:

L. Jovanović - 11

Best assist providers:

Y. Dukuly - 7

J. Yull - 5

E. Alagich - 4

Penalty cards:

L. Jovanović x 1 x 3

P. Madanha x 1

D. Pierias x 1

Injury list:

J. Kwaaitaal

On the fitness side, Perth's J. Kucharski and Adelaide's J. Kwaaitaal are both listed as questionable with injury concerns. Given the fixture is still some weeks away, their eventual availability is far from settled either way.

How this one could play out

Put the mixed form and the goal-heavy head-to-head together and this looks like a fixture that could go either way, and could well produce goals at both ends. Neither side has shown the kind of defensive solidity that points to a tight, low-scoring affair.

With injury situations for both teams still unresolved this far out, it's hard to lean confidently on either defence holding up.