The second last match of the A-League's Round 19 midweek series is tonight between Adelaide United and Perth Glory at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The bottom-of-the-table Reds are in desperate need of a win and HAVE to grab all three points if they want to keep their finals hopes alive whilst the visiting Glory will want to put aside the 6-2 drubbing by the Melbourne Victory on Saturday night.
Form prior to last weekend suggests the Glory might be good enough to at least get a point away from home and a win would push them clear of 7th place but the head-to-head record clearly favours Adelaide (8 wins from 14 encounters, 2 wins to Perth) and the fact they are playing for their season may inspire them to produce an improved performance.
Adelaide United FC v Perth GloryDate: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Local kick-off: 7.30pm (8.00pm AEDT) Referee: Ben Williams
*Head-to-Heads: Played 14 - Adelaide United 8 wins, 3 draws, Perth Glory 3 wins
Live & exclusive broadcast on Fox Sports 1HD. Hyundai A-League club broadcast partner is 107.9 Life FM (Adelaide) and 6PR 882AM (Perth). To purchase tickets visit www.venuetix.com.au
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 2.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 3.ALEMAO, 4.Iain FYFE, 5.Daniel MULLEN, 6.CASSIO, 7.Lucas PANTELIS, 9.CRISTIANO, 10.Adam HUGHES, 11.Lloyd OWUSU, 13.Travis DODD (c), 14.Scott JAMIESON, 16.Inseob SHIN, 17.Michael MARRONE, 18.Fabian BARBIERO, 19.Mathew LECKIE, 20.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 21.Mark RUDAN, *three to be omitted* In: Robert CORNTHWAITE (promoted), Scott JAMIESON (promoted), ALEMAO (returns from injury) Out: Nil Unavailable: Paul REID (groin - 2 weeks), Kristian SARKIES (quad - 1 week), Joe COSTA (knee - long term injury list)
Perth Glory Squad: 1.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Danny McBREEN, 3.Jamie COYNE, 4.Andy TODD, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 6.Chris COYNE, 7. Jacob BURNS (c), 11. Branko JELIC, 12.Scott NEVILLE, 13.Scott BULLOCH, 14. Steven McGARRY, 16.Adriano PELLEGRINO, 17.Todd HOWARTH, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 20.Aleks VRTESKI (gk), 21.Mile STERJOVSKI, 23.Andrija JUKIC, *two to be omitted* In: 14. Steven McGARRY (released from Motherwell) Out: Nil Unavailable: Wayne SRHOJ (Knee - 1 week), Viktor SIKORA (Thigh - 1 week)
