Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Central Coast Mariners: Totori injects pace into otherwise dour draw
Dani Sanchez equalised late to give the home side an unexpected point.
Category: A-League
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Perth Glory: Grand final revenge
Steven McGarry’s wonder strike was enough to separate last season’s grand finalists.
Western Sydney Wanderers 6-1 Adelaide United: Adelaide’s attacking ambition a Bridge too far
The Wanderers scored six in an extraordinary night for the A-League newcomers.
Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart tactical preview
Both Melbourne teams have experienced fluctuating seasons, but it is the away side that are the more settled heading into Saturday’s derby. They have a predictable starting XI…
Where did it go wrong for Rado Vidosic at Brisbane Roar?
Brisbane Roar are the defending champions of the A-League, yet they sit ninth on the table, one point above cellar dwellers Sydney FC. Now Rado Vidosic has been replaced as head coach by Mike Mulvey, who has only ever been in charge of four A-League matches. It’s an astonishing turnaround for a side that was the pinnacle of the competition for two consecutive years, so what has gone wrong this season for the Roar?
What is the A-League’s most popular formation?
In a rare Friday night double header, back-to-back games featured a battle between two sides playing identical 4-2-3-1 formations. Then, the weekend’s marquee fixture, the Sydney derby, featured…
Shinji Ono key to Western Sydney’s derby win
It would be easy to point to Shinji Ono’s first goal for the Wanderers – a late penalty against Brisbane to steal the win – as the moment…
Central Coast Mariners 2-0 Melbourne Heart: Mariners full-backs provide attacking width
A comfortable win for the competition’s form side.
Perth Glory 3-0 Newcastle Jets: Dodd at the double
Travis Dodd scored a double as Perth ended a six game winless streak.
Sydney FC v Western Sydney tactical preview
The second Sydney derby, the weekend’s marquee fixture, will be a fascinating gauge of either side’s season to date. In the ten weeks that have passed between the…
Analysing Emile Heskey’s impact at the Newcastle Jets
The Newcastle Jets have not won a match this season where Heskey hasn’t scored. It’s a curious statistic, and one that becomes alarming when you consider that the…
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Brisbane Roar: Late Ono penalty
As it were in the reverse fixture, a 1-0 win for the Wanderers over the defending champions.