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Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Fri 6 Dec 2019 · 08:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Scott Jamieson 9' Y
Y 19' Juande

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee George Lakrindis

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
2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC 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
06 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
17 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–4 L
08 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–1 W
03 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Western United FC A 2–1 W
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Melbourne City FC A 3–0 W
29 Nov Melbourne Victory FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Sydney FC H 1–3 L
09 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
03 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–2 L
27 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–1 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
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' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 9' Scott Jamieson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 14' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Juande.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli scores on 27.
  • 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Craig Noone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Harrison Delbridge gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' The whistle greets Javier Cabrera as he departs to be replaced by Lachlan Wales.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomislav Mrcela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 71' What composure from Tomislav Mrcela! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Josh Brillante is replaced by Adrian Luna on 72 minute.
  • 73' Joel Chianese is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Ikonomidis at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 78 minute. Scott Galloway leaves to be changed by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 83' The 38-year-old James Meredith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Bruno Fornaroli as he leaves the pitch. Jake Brimmer steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

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
Adam Taggart 2

Head to Head

2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC 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

2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC L 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC W 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-23 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2019-11-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-11-03 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-10-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC33% Draw29% Perth Glory FC38%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
67%
Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC24% Draw47% Perth Glory FC29%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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