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Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Sat 19 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FCA League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Jonathon Barreiro
  • Referee Tony Peart

Head-to-Head

9
5
5
Melbourne City FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
13 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–3 W
09 Jan Sydney FC H 3–1 W
06 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 4–2 W
31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 4–1 W
21 Dec Sydney FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Perth Glory FC
#6 Position #10
38 Points 31
26 Played 26
10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 11
33 Scored 32
33 Conceded 39
+0 GD -7
1.46 PPG 1.19
38% Win % 31%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
/
16-30
4/
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/
61-75
3/
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Perth Glory FC
0-15
2/
16-30
1/
31-45
/1
46-60
1/
61-75
/3
76+
3/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A
Perth Glory FC
Tom Lawrence 5 G 2 A
Adam Taggart 5 G 1 A
Nicholas Pennington 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Perth Glory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Perth Glory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kearyn Baccus suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Warren Joyce might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 37' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rostyn Griffiths on 41 minutes.
  • 46' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Nathaniel Atkinson exits the field as Luke Brattan enters on 46.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Perth Glory FC's shape.
  • 56' Ritchie De Laet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' Florin Berenguer makes way for Riley McGree at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Perth Glory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' Another change for Perth Glory FC made on 69 minute. Ivan Franjic leaves to be changed by Scott Neville.
  • 73' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Perth Glory FC team. Joel Chianese is replaced by Brendon Santalab on 74 minute.
  • 77' Melbourne City FC make a change. Rostyn Griffiths trudges off to be replaced by Iacopo La Rocca on 77 minutes.
  • 82' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Perth Glory FC's compact .
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Brendon Santalab argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Jake Brimmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Castro on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC36% Draw32% Perth Glory FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
64%
Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC23% Draw54% Perth Glory FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% 67%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
36%
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
36%

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