Central Coast Mariners vs Perth Glory: Australian Championship Match Prediction
The Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory will play in the regular season of the Australian A-League. The hosts are the current champions of the country, and the visitors finished last season in last place. The visitors started the current championship with two defeats, and the hosts - with two draws. Will one of the teams be able to win their first victory of the season on November 2? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Match announcement

Central Coast Mariners

Current form
The Central Coast Mariners had a great last season, winning their second championship in a row. The team won the regular championship, scoring 55 points in 27 matches. Then the hosts beat Sydney (2:1, 0:0) in the semi-final, and in the final they defeated Melbourne Victory (3:1). However, the new season did not start in the best way for the current champions. In the A-League, the team drew with Melbourne Victory (0:0) and Adelaide United (1:1), and in the Champions League they suffered defeats from Chinese Shandong Taishan (1:3) and Shanghai Port (2:3), as well as from the champion of Thailand, Buriram United (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts are without Trent Sainsbury and Miguel de Pizio due to injury, while Angel Torres is suspended.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won for six matches in a row.
- The hosts have suffered only one defeat in their last 11 home matches.
Probable lineup : Cullen - Roux, Tarr, Kaltak, Mauraguis - Mikael Doka, McCalmont, Steele, Brandtman - Kuol, Edmondson

Perth Glory

Current form
Perth Glory have not made it to the playoffs for several years now, and finished last season at the bottom of the A-League, having scored only 22 points in 27 matches. The visitors are four points behind their closest competitor. The start of the current regular season does not bode well either. In the first two rounds, the Perth club lost to MacArthur (1:6) and Wellington Phoenix (0:2) without a chance. Before that, the visitors suffered a defeat in the Australian Cup, losing to Morton City Excelsior (2:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
Joshua Reedson, Mustafa Amini and Nikola Milesnic will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost its last three matches
- None of the last four games of the visitors ended in a draw
Probable lineup : Sale - Hamzaoui, Barr, Kanga Sanchez, Carluccio - Bugaria, O'Neill, Gomulka, Aoyama - Faisal, Taggart
Trends
Bet Exact score 4:2
The last face-to-face meeting ended with this score
35.00Bet Both Teams to Score
The bet has played in six of the hosts' last seven matches
1.70Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in two of the visitors' last three matches
2.27Tip and bets
The hosts have not yet won a single game this season, but they clearly do not want to drag out the series. The current champion wants to defend the title, and to do this, they need to move up the standings. Considering that their opponents are performing even worse, we believe that Central Coast Mariners will be able to win at home. We suggest betting on a confident success for the home team.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) on Central Coast Mariners for 1.83
Bet on total
The hosts plan to win their first victory of the season in this match, so they will obviously go on the attack from the very first minutes. The visitors play terribly in defense, and in the first round they even missed six goals. It is unlikely that the favorite will have problems breaking the opponent defense, so we suggest betting on the total over.
Our prediction is total over three goals with odds of 1.85
Bet on corners
Most likely, the main emphasis will be on attacking actions. The opponents do not plan to remain in the status of undefeated A-League teams for long. We think that the exchange of attacks will inevitably lead to a large number of corner kicks. We suggest betting on the total over this indicator.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners with odds of 1.75