With the A-League season beginning on Monday, just how important is round one?
Amid a coronavirus outbreak in New South Wales, the opening round has been rejigged, with Western United to host Adelaide United in the first game of the season.
Brisbane Roar host Melbourne City on Tuesday before the Western Sydney Wanderers take on Macarthur and the Central Coast Mariners face the Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby on New Year s Eve.
The opening round would seem like just another game, but history shows otherwise.
With the help of Opta data, we assess just what round one means in the A-League.
We re ready!
— A-League (@ALeague)
Opening loss and trophies become difficult
Incredibly, only twice in A-League history has a team th…