Match Details:

Perth Glory Women vs Melbourne City Women

19th March at 4:05 PM

Venue: BGC Stadium

Preview:

The W-League is the topmost level of Australian womens football, wherein 9 teams battle across each other to be determined the champions of Australia. It’s Gameweek 11 of the Australian W-League, in this fixture, we will be looking at the 9th placed Perth Glory hosting the 8th placed Melbourne City. In their previous competitive meeting, it was Melbourne City who came out on top after managing to win by 1-0. In their previous competitive match, Perth Glory faced Melbourne Victory against whom they went on to face a 1-0 defeat, whereas Melbourne City faced Newcastle Jets against whom they went on to win by 1-0.

Key Stats & Info:

• In their previous 4 meetings between these two sides, it has been the home side who have managed to win the game.
• Perth Glory have lost 8 of their previous 9 matches in the W-League.
• Melbourne City have failed to win 8 of their previous 10 matches in the W-League.
• Perth Glory are the only team that are yet to win a match in the W-League this season.

Expected XI:

Perth Glory

Alfeld, De la Harpe, Wallhead, Anton, Rigby, Steinmetz, Lowry, Tabain, Doeglas, Gale, Moreno

Melbourne City

Barbieri Hudson, Checker, McCormick, Thomas-Chinnama, Tumeth, Vlajnic, Davidson, Eckhoff, Chidiac, Dobson, Kira

Key Players:

Chidiac (Melbourne City): Alexandra Chidiac rejoined Melbourne City recently back at the start of the W-League season. So far in her career, she has featured in 18 matches across all competitions wherein she has scored 2 goals and has also provided her team with 1 assist as well. Playing as an attacking midfielder this season so far she has kept an average of 2 shots, 1 key pass, 1 dribble, 1 tackle and 24.3 passes with a success rate of 80% per 90 in the W-League.

Kira (Melbourne City): Chinatsu Kira joined Melbourne City recently back at the start of the 2020/21 season. Since her arrival, she has featured in 9 matches in the W-League wherein she has scored 1 goal and has also provided her team with 2 assists as well. This season so far, she has also managed to keep an average of 1.9 shots, 1.6 key passes, 3 tackles, 5.4 duels won and 20.1 passes per 90 in the W-League

Tabain (Perth Glory): Marianna Tabain rejoined Perth Glory back in the 2017/18 season after a solid spell from the 2008/09 season to the 2014/15 season. Throughout her career so far, she has managed to play 88 matches in all competitions wherein she has managed to secure 20 goals. The 28-year-old forward is slowly reaching the pinnacle of the top goal scorers charts across the W-League as at the moment, she is ranked 13th in the top goalscorer charts. With Perth Glory looking to achieve their first win of the season she will surely be a vital player to be watched out for.

Captain & Vice-Captain Picks: 

• Chidiac (Melbourne City)
• Kira (Melbourne City)
• Tabain (Perth Glory)
• Eckhoff (Melbourne City)
• Lowry (Perth Glory)

Dream11 Team:

Source for Stats:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/

https://www.whoscored.com/

https://int.soccerway.com/

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