Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kearyn Baccus 21' Y
Iacopo La Rocca 45' Y
Nathaniel Atkinson 63' Y
Y 63' Chris Ikonomidis
Rostyn Griffiths 63' Y
Nathaniel Atkinson 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Jonathon Barreiro
  • Referee Tony Peart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
5
5
Melbourne City FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Perth Glory FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2019-01-19 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–2 D
23 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–3 L
09 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
03 Feb Sydney FC A 0–2 L
26 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Melbourne City FC A 2–2 D
24 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 4–0 W
10 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
02 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–0 W
27 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Perth Glory FC's shape.
  • 15' Andy Keogh, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' 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 Dino Dulbic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 1-0.
  • 31' The travelling Perth Glory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' A goal from the Australia international Jamie MacLaren! He fires home on 35 to make it 2-0!
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Iacopo La Rocca.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rostyn Griffiths is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 55' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Brendon Santalab comes on to replace Andy Keogh.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Shayon Harrison is replaced by Riley McGree.
  • 69' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Florin Berenguer makes way for Lachlan Wales at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 75' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Brimmer is hanging Neil Kilkenny on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Joel Chianese has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' A goal from the Australia international Joel Chianese! He fires home on 84 to make it 2-1!
  • 85' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dylan Pierias is hanging Luke Brattan on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Nathaniel Atkinson was booked on 86.
  • 90' Diego Castro is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2019-01-19 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2019-02-03 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2019-01-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Perth Glory FC Form

2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-16 Perth Glory FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W 2019-02-02 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-01-27 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC37% Draw29% Perth Glory FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
63%
Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC28% Draw48% Perth Glory FC24%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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