Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

A League · 2025-26
Melbourne City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Sun 28 Dec 2025 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Casey Reibelt
  • Referee Hugh Fenton-White (Australia)

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at .
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.33 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC44% Draw27% Perth Glory FC29%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
56%
Melbourne City FC or Perth Glory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC34% Draw43% Perth Glory FC23%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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