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Perth Glory will look to get their season back on track this weekend when they take on a winless Newcastle Jets outfit at Hunter Stadium. Join us for live scores and analysis from 3.00pm AEDT.
Perth suffered a tough 3-1 loss to Adelaide United last week courtesy of some scrappy and unfortunate goals, but know that this weekend stands as a great chance to get their season off to a better start.
The Jets were very sluggish in attack against Sydney FC and were left to rue two terrible pieces of defending, which allowed Alessandro Del Piero to break them open at the back.
Not having Emile Heskey (who is again unavailable for this one due to injury) certainly didn’t help, and his presence will no doubt be missed again this weekend.
The Glory hold a good record in recent times against Newcastle — winning eight of their last 12 games against the Jets — and may even head into this one as slight favourites despite being on the road.
However, it’s worth nothing that the Jets will be much stronger than that record suggests this weekend due to their home ground support. Perth have only won one of their last five games at Hunter Stadium.
It promises to be a very intriguing affair indeed with both teams looking to improve on their defensive woes from last week.
Kickoff is at 3.00pm AEDT, so join us for live commentary and analysis from Round 2 of the Hyundai A-League.
Prediction: Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory
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