Aust. A-League
2022-12-23 - Perth Glory vs Wellington Phoenix
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Australia : A-League
Venue : HBF Park
Friday 23rd December 2022, 1930hrs
There’s action from Down Under on Friday night when Perth Glory return to their HBF Park to take on Wellington Phoenix in this A-League clash with the hosts looking to make the most of a rare home game so far in this campaign.
Six of Perth Glory’s seven league matches to date have been away from home where The Glory have again struggled for results, losing five of their six outings on their long-distance travels with losses incurred at Western Sydney Wanderers, Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne City and Macarthur.
Perth have never been comfortable away from home in the A-League as the long distances they have to cover have taken their toll but their one home game so far in this campaign saw Perth record a 2-1 win against Western United, and the hosts also registered a 2-0 victory over Melbourne City in their last home game of last season as well.
Wellington Phoenix will be looking to pile on further misery upon their basement dwelling hosts, Perth Glory, when the New Zealand outfit make their way to HBF Park on the back of a 3-1 home win against Adelaide United last time out in the A-League, but the visitors have also stuttered in recent times as well.
Although Wellington have also picked up an earlier win against Macarthur by way of a 4-1 victory over the NSW outfit, these two recent wins have been the Kiwi’s only highlights in their last 10 matches overall which includes four defeats as well.
Three of these four losses have been incurred away from home where Wellington have been handed defeats at Melbourne City, Western United and Newcastle Jets, while also losing 3-2 at home to Western United.
The bigger picture shows Wellington Phoenix have managed to win just four out of their last 16 games on the road in the A-League and this suggests that Perth Glory may well have a chance of gaining a result here.
The Betting Verdict
Perth Glory have been pretty reasonable at home and given Wellington’s poor record away from home, The Glory look set for success here.
The Pick :
Perth Glory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
