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Perth Glory vs Melbourne Heart : Round 11 A-League...
Third place Melbourne Heart will be seeking their fifth win from their past seven starts, when they travel west to take on seventh place Perth at NIB Stadium on Saturday night. The Glory were victorious when these two sides last met back in Round 2, as a splendid double to striker Shane Smeltz proved to be the difference at AAMI Park, in what was the first result from four head-to-head meetings between the teams. Just two competitioin points separate the Heart and Perth in the log-jam that is...
Brisbane Roar vs Central Coast Mariners : Round 11...
Last season's grand finalists will meet for the second time in the 2011-2012 A-League campaign, with the joint competition leaders set to lock horns in a blockbuster showdown at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Brisbane prevailed 1-0 over the Mariners at the same venue back in Round 1, which made it seven straight games without a loss against Graham Arnold's men (eight total against Central Coast). But the record-breaking Roar will not carry anywhere near the same swagger into this one, as Wednesday...
Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC : Round 11 A-League ...
Newcastle and Sydney meet for the first time in season 2011-2012, when the two sides clash at Ausgrid Stadium on Saturday afternoon, in a match where both will be looking to consolidate their place in the A-League's top-six. The Jets currently sit in sixth place - two points below Sydney (fifth) - and will be looking to emulate their performance against Melbourne Victory a fortnight ago in their last start at home, which resulted in a convincing 3-1 win. Reliable centre-back Nikolai Topor-Stanley...
Adelaide United vs Gold Coast United : Round 11 ...
Adelaide and Gold Coast clash at Hindmarsh Stadium for the second time this season, with the bottom two A-League clubs set to fight it out for a much needed three competition points on Friday night to kick-off Round 11 of the 2011-2012 season. The reds' last taste of victory came against Miron Bleiberg's men at Hindmarsh - which was a Gold Coast home game - back in Round 6, as they ran out 2-1 winners in their own back-yard. They have managed three draws from their past four encounters, including...
Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar : Round 10 A...
Reigning champions Brisbane will be desperate to avoid their third straight defeat when they tackle the Phoenix at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Wednesday night, as they seek to regain outright first place on the ladder ahead of this weekend's top of the table clash with Central Coast. Having gone unbeaten for a staggering 36 matches - setting a much-publicised new Australian record across all top-level sporting competitions in the process - the Roar have now lost their last two games on...
Gold Coast United vs Sydney FC : Round 10 A-League...
Third place Sydney will be out to prove they pose a serious threat to Brisbane's championship defence, as they attempt to back up last Sunday's historic win over the league-leading Roar by claiming all three competition points in Sunday afternoon's away clash with Gold Coast at Skilled Park. The sky blues ended Brisbane's 36-match unbeaten run by sustaining an impressive display in defence for the entire 90 minutes, as they ran out 2-0 winners on the back of early goals to youngster Dimitri Petratos...
Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United : Round 10 ...
Adelaide will be seeking their fourth straight win over their arch rivals the Victory, when the two sides lock horns at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. The reds' embarrassing 4-0 loss at home to Central Coast last Friday night has left them in ninth place on the ladder and heaped more pressure on embattled head coach Rini Coolen, whose tenure at the club is understood to be on shaky ground. In a big boost for the visitors, key striker Sergio Van Dijk is likely to make his return...
Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets : Round...
Neighbours Central Coast and Newcastle will renew hostilities for the second time this season, when they clash at Gosford's Bluetongue Stadium late on Saturday afternoon in their 25th F3 derby to date. The Jets' 1-0 win at Ausgrid Stadium in Round 3 means the head-to-head honours are now split down the middle, with both sides having won eight matches apiece, while there have also been eight draws. Since that loss seven weeks ago, the Mariners have been in red-hot form - at least in terms of...
Wellington Phoenix vs Perth Glory : Round 10 A-L...
The eighth place Phoenix will be out to claim maximum competition points when they host Perth at Westpac Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as they seek to move into - or at least keep touch with - the A-League's top-six. Wellington coach Ricki Herbert will be hoping for a repeat performance of his side's last start at home, which saw them upset Sydney FC 2-1, prior to last weekend's 1-0 loss on the road to Melbourne Heart. After an injury-riddled opening to the season the home side are now at full-strength...
Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne Heart : Round 10 A-Le...
The league leading Roar will be hell-bent on returning to the A-League winners' circle, following last Sunday's disappointing 2-0 away loss to Sydney - which brought the club's record 36-match unbeaten run to an end - when they host sixth place Melbourne Heart at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. Despite achieving their usual quota of 70% possession against Sydney, goal scoring opportunities for Brisbane were sparse as a result of the home side's tenacious and collective pressing both on and off...