Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

1 – 0

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Perth Glory FC

Fri 29 Nov 2019 · 08:30 UTC Marvel Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' James Meredith

Ola Toivonen 28' Y

Y 58' Chris Ikonomidis

Y 76' Diego Castro

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League at Marvel Stadium.

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Alex King
Referee Andrew Meimarakis
Referee

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 Victory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Perth Glory FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC 2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
17 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
10 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
02 Nov	Western United FC	H	2–3	L
25 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
09 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
03 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
27 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
19 Oct	Western United FC	A	1–1	D

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' Australia international Andrew Nabbout has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gregory Wuthrich suffering a number of foals already.
20' Perth Glory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 100% of all matches.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Ola Toivonen is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 28.
33' Robbie Kruse makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
38' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Donachie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Perth Glory FC.
48' Perth Glory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Kim Soobeom gets the nod from Perth Glory FC. He replaces Ivan Franjic and will look to change the dynamic.
58' It’s a booking for Perth Glory FC player. Chris Ikonomidis gets a Yellow card.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. Perth Glory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Another change for Perth Glory FC made on 65 minute. Kristian Popovic leaves to be changed by Jake Brimmer.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Perth Glory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Brimmer made 209 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Castro.
78' The supporters are chanting for Joel Chianese. He replaces Juande on 78 minute.
83' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Perth Glory FC backline.
88' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Kenny Athiu comes on to replace Robbie Kruse.
90' The crowd applauds Andrew Nabbout as he leaves the pitch. Corey Brown steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Perth Glory FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Tando Velaphi
6
Dino Dulbic
20
Jake Brimmer ↑ 65'
14
Chris Harold
7
Joel Chianese ↑ 78'
12
Kim Soobeom ↑ 57'

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-11-02 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2019-10-25 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-23 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2019-11-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-11-03 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-10-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W 2019-10-19 Western United FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC51% Draw26% Perth Glory FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

49%

Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC36% Draw46% Perth Glory FC18%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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