Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne City FC

2 – 2

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Perth Glory FC

Wed 2 Mar 2022 · 08:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Brandon O'Neill

Scott Jamieson 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
18 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
11 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–2	L
23 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
13 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
02 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Perth Glory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' What a moment for Florin Berenguer! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
13' Curtis Good has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 208 appearances.
18' Adrian Sardinero Corpa, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' GOAL! Mathew Leckie fires home to make it 2-0!
31' A stunning finish from Bruno Fornaroli — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' Connor Metcalfe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' Poor challenge from Brandon O'Neill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' The crowd applauds Mathew Leckie as he leaves the pitch. Marco Tilio steps in for Melbourne City FC.
48' It’s high time Richard Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
53' The travelling Perth Glory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' Callum Timmins adds to his 0 season tally! Perth Glory FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' Stefan Colakovski gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Rostyn Griffiths and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrian Sardinero Corpa is hanging Daniel Stynes on the field on 63 minute.
66' Giordano Colli is replacing Callum Timmins for the Perth Glory FC side.
71' Perth Glory FC is showing some good football. However, Perth Glory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
76' Time for substitution for Perth Glory FC. Jack Clisby is replaced by Ciaran Bramwell.
80' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Andrew Nabbout by Taras Gomulka on 80 minute.
85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Scott Jamieson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Carl Jenkinson
7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Marco Tilio 43'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Taras Gomulka 80'
4
Nuno Reis
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson
18
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good
5
Rostyn Griffiths ↓ Stefan Colakovski 62'
1
Tom Glover

Bench

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Darryl Lachman
13
Brandon O'Neill
5
Jonathan Aspropotamitis
14
Jack Clisby ↓ Ciaran Bramwell 76'
33
Liam Reddy
8
Kosuke Ota
9
Bruno Fornaroli
19
Callum Timmins ↓ Giordano Colli 66'
18
Daniel Stynes ↓ Adrian Sardinero Corpa 63'
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy
11
Nicholas Fitzgerald ↓ Adam Zimarino 76'

Bench

Coach Richard Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-27 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Western United FC L 2022-02-23 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2022-02-20 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-02-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC47% Draw26% Perth Glory FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

53%

Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC33% Draw45% Perth Glory FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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