Perth Glory vs Adelaide United Tips - Reds set for another away draw

Perth Glory vs Adelaide United predictions for Wednesday's A-League match at HBF Park
Adelaide United have drawn their last 3 away matches
The Reds have also drawn 2 of their last 3 matches away to Perth Glory
Match preview, predictions and latest team news.

Adelaide United have drawn 2 of their last 3 matches in Perth (Getty Images)

Gary Emmerson 19 Jan 2021

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Perth Glory vs Adelaide United Tips

Perth Glory belatedly get their A-League season underway. Adelaide United have been involved in four draws in their last six matches and another one is tipped.

Perth Glory haven't played since December 3.
Perth Glory have lost 7 of their last 9 matches (all competitions).
Adelaide United are unbeaten in their last 7 matches (A-League).
Adelaide United have drawn their last 3 away matches (A-League).
Adelaide United have drawn 2 of their last 3 away matches against Perth Glory (A-League).

Head to Head

There has been very little to split these two sides across the last 10 meetings. Perth Glory have won four times, with three Adelaide United wins and three draws.

It was a home win each during the 2019/20 A-League season. Glory won 3-0 in Perth before Adelaide United won an eight-goal thriller 5-3.

Perth Glory Form

Perth Glory have yet to play during the opening weeks of the A-League season, and this will be their first competitive game since December 3.

New boss Richard Garcia took a largely inexperienced side to Qatar for their AFC Champions League campaign. Glory picked up a single point from five games on that trip to the Middle East.

It was back at the end of August that Glory last played in the A-League. Perth were beaten 2-0 by eventual champions Sydney FC in the semi-final.

After six weeks since last playing, and almost five months for those who didn't travel to Qatar last played competitively, will Perth be ready for this test?

Glory Team News

Andy Keogh has returned to Perth Glory, joining Bruno Fornaroli as an attacking option. Captain Diego Castro has also remained with the club.

Glory have also brought in experienced defenders Kosuke Ota, Darryl Lachman and Sebastian Langkamp. Brandon Wilson, Jonathan Aspropotamitis and Nick Sullivan are other new faces.

They cover the losses of Ivan Franjic, Jacob Tratt, Tarek Elrich, James Meredith, Alex Grant, Juande and Joel Chianese.

Adelaide United Form

Adelaide United have made an unbeaten start to the new season with a win and a draw to their name. That takes the Reds' unbeaten run to seven following a positive end to last season.

Carl Veart's side started the campaign with a hard-fought point from a goalless draw with Western United.

Adelaide stepped up on that with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Melbourne City on January 3, after which they have not played.

Tomi Juric got his first goal since returning to the club, and Stefan Mauk sealed the win at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide Team News

After the unbeaten start, Carl Veart is expected to name an unchanged line-up. Spanish defender Javi Lopez and forward Al Hassan Toure are still out injured.