Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

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Perth Glory FC

Sun 28 Dec 2025 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Perth Glory FC 4 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt
Referee Hugh Fenton-White (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Perth Glory FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC 2025-10-25 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC 2025-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-14 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
06 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
21 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	1–4	L

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–1	W
20 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
13 Dec	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
05 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC		Perth Glory FC
#4	Position	#5
7	Points	6
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 2
6	Scored	8
6	Conceded	5
+0	GD	+3
1.75	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Perth Glory FC are 5th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Perth Glory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Perth Glory FC

Jaiden Kucharski	3 G	1 A
Matt Ellis	2 G
Tom Lawrence	1 G
Stefan Colakovski	1 G
Tadiwanashe Kuzamba	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC is underway.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Perth Glory FC players.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	7
Tolgay Arslan	5
Mathew Leckie	4
Callum Timmins	3
Steven Ugarkovic	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Florin Berenguer	3
Joel Chianese	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC L

Perth Glory FC Form

2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC W 2025-12-20 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2025-12-05 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-11-30 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC W 2025-11-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.82 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC37% Draw25% Perth Glory FC38%

Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

63%

Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC29% Draw40% Perth Glory FC31%

Actual: Perth Glory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 0

4.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.