CENTRAL Coast Mariners will take on Perth Glory in the Hyundai A-League Preliminary Final this Saturday 14 April at Bluetongue Stadium.
CENTRAL Coast Mariners will take on Perth Glory in the Hyundai A-League Preliminary Final this Saturday 14 April at Bluetongue Stadium.
With a strong home record against the purple-whites, the Mariners will undoubtedly head into the match confident they can prevail and earn a place in their second Hyundai A-League Grand Final in two seasons.
Here is a look at some of the historical statistics in meetings between Mariners and Glory. Kick-off in the Preliminary Final is 5pm with tickets available from Ticketek.
Statistics by Sportsdata
Overall Head-To-Head Record
Played 21; Central Coast Mariners FC 13, Perth Glory FC 3, Drawn 5
Head-To-Head at Bluetongue Stadium
Played 9; Central Coast Mariners FC 8, Perth Glory FC 0, Drawn 1
Record Crowd These Two Clubs:
15,546 at Bluetongue Stadium, 31 Dec 2008, Central Coast Mariners won 1-0
Last 5 Matches Head-to-Head
Perth Glory 1-0, nib Stadium, 11 Mar 2012
Central Coast Mariners 3-1, nib Stadium, 23 Dec 2011
Central Coast Mariners 2-1, Bluetongue Stadium, 29 Oct 2011
Central Coast Mariners 2-1, nib Stadium, 19 Jan 2011
1-1, nib Stadium, 12 Dec 2010
Biggest Head-To-Head Wins
Central Coast Mariners 5-0, Bluetongue Stadium, 30 Oct 2010
Perth Glory 2-0, nib Stadium, 3 Sep 2006
Total Goals Head-To-Head
Central Coast Mariners 35, Perth Glory 18
Total Cards Head-To-Head (Yellow-Red)
Central Coast Mariners (32-2), Perth Glory (36-3)
Top Goal Scorers Head-to-Head:
Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) 5
Nikita Rukavytsya (Perth Glory) 4
Most Yellow Cards Head-to-Head:
Jamie Harnwell (Perth Glory) 4
Pedj Bojic (Central Coast Mariners) 3
Most Red Cards Head-to-Head:
Josh Mitchell (Perth Glory) 1
Nigel Boogaard (Central Coast Mariners) 1
Talking points
• Mariners defender Pedj Bojic is due to play his 100th Hyundai A-League match
• The Mariners hold an imposing record over the Glory, winning three of their past four matches and have only lost twice in their past ten matches against Perth
• Perth have lost 8 of 9 matches at Bluetongue Stadium
• In good news for Central Coast, in all four previous preliminary finals the team who lost the major semi final ultimately makes it through to the Grand Final
