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

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 2

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Perth Glory FC

Fri 2 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Perth Glory FC 4 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Perth Glory FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC 2025-10-31 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	3–2	W
29 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	5–1	W
20 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	0–0	D
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L
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

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Perth Glory FC
#9	Position	#5
3	Points	6
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 2
5	Scored	8
6	Conceded	5
-1	GD	+3
0.75	PPG	1.50
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Perth Glory FC are 5th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Perth Glory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Perth Glory FC

Jaiden Kucharski	3 G	1 A
Matt Ellis	2 G
Tom Lawrence	1 G
Stefan Colakovski	1 G
Tadiwanashe Kuzamba	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Perth Glory FC — let the battle begin!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Taggart	3
Zinedine Machach	2
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Marco Rojas	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Ola Toivonen	2
Andrew Nabbout	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-12-05 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-11-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Perth Glory FC Form

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC49% Draw22% Perth Glory FC29%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

51%

Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC32% Draw40% Perth Glory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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