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

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne Victory FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Sun 10 Feb 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenny Athiu 39' Y
Terry Antonis 47' Y
Y 81' Liam Reddy

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Jonathon Barreiro
  • Referee Andrew Meimarakis

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

10
2
4
Melbourne Victory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Perth Glory FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–2 L
02 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–2 W
26 Jan Sydney FC H 2–1 W
20 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–3 D
15 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 5–0 W
12 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23 Jan Adelaide United FC H 0–0 D
19 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
13 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC Perth Glory FC
#4 Position #10
40 Points 31
26 Played 26
11 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 11
44 Scored 32
33 Conceded 39
+11 GD -7
1.54 PPG 1.19
42% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ 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 Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A
Perth Glory FC
Tom Lawrence 5 G 2 A
Adam Taggart 5 G 1 A
Nicholas Pennington 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Perth Glory FC get this one started.
  • 5' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Shane Lowry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Ivan Franjic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' James Troisi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
  • 30' Diego Castro, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Perth Glory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Controversy at the stadium! Kenjok Athiu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Chianese made 209 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Terry Antonis.
  • 52' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Neil Kilkenny has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Kenjok Athiu by Georg Niedermeier on 62 minute.
  • 67' Perth Glory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Diego Castro makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' Dino Dulbic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Andy Keogh comes on to replace Joel Chianese.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Kosta Barbarouses gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Reddy on 81.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Chris Ikonomidis as he leaves the pitch. Jake Brimmer steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 86' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Neville is hanging Ivan Franjic on the field on 86 minute.
  • Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Perth Glory FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2019-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2019-01-20 Melbourne Victory FC 3–3 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-01-15 Brisbane Roar FC 0–5 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

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 2019-01-23 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-01-19 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2019-01-13 Perth Glory FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC39% Draw26% Perth Glory FC35%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
61%
Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC32% Draw42% Perth Glory FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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