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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
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne Victory FC and Perth Glory FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Perth Glory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Leigh Broxham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Perth Glory FC's compact .
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Popović might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Dino Dulbic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Perth Glory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kenjok Athiu.
  • 44' Andy Keogh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Perth Glory FC so far.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Terry Antonis gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' What a strike from Neil Kilkenny! The score is 0-1.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Kenjok Athiu as he leaves the pitch. Georg Niedermeier steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Diego Castro makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Perth Glory FC backline.
  • 75' Perth Glory FC make a change. Joel Chianese trudges off to be replaced by Andy Keogh on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Kosta Barbarouses does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
  • 81' Liam Reddy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 83' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Brimmer is hanging Chris Ikonomidis on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' The Perth Glory FC bench stirs into life. Ivan Franjic is withdrawn and Scott Neville gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ola Toivonen 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Zinedine Machach 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Marco Rojas 2
Chris Ikonomidis 2
Bruno Fornaroli 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.