Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Perth Glory FC

Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 04:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Nishan Velupillay 90' Y

Paul Izzo 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham

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

2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2023-01-21 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-04-06 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–3	L
25 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–1	W

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
09 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
02 Mar	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
17 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–2	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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Perth Glory FC for this crunch clash at AAMI Park.
5' Perth Glory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
16' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli scores on 16. Assisted by Zinedine Machach
21' 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.
26' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
31' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Perth Glory FC backline.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
46' Jarrod Carluccio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruce Kamau at the 46 minute mark.
51' The travelling Perth Glory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
53' Bruno Fornaroli with the second goal in the match!
55' Perth Glory FC make a change. Jayden Gorman trudges off to be replaced by David Williams on 55 minutes.
60' The Perth Glory FC bench stirs into life. Giordano Colli is withdrawn and Mustafa Amini gets his opportunity.
61' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Bennie gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
70' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roly Bonevacia is hanging Ryan Teague on the field on 70 minute.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' Chris Ikonomidis gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Zinedine Machach and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The crowd applauds Riley Warland as he leaves the pitch. Joel Anasmo steps in for Perth Glory FC.
86' Mustafa Amini has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 12 appearances.
90' Nishan Velupillay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Salim Khelifi on, Daniel Arzani off on 90 minutes.
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Perth Glory FC

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Nishan Velupillay 80'
5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 80'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Jordi Valadon 70'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Salim Khelifi 90'
10
Bruno Fornaroli
3
Adama Traore
12
Ryan Teague ↓ Roly Bonevacia 70'
2
Jason Geria

Bench

28
Roly Bonevacia ↑ 70'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 80'
23
Salim Khelifi ↑ 90'
14
Connor Chapman
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 80'
30
Ahmad Taleb
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 70'

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Darryl Lachman
22
Adam Taggart
2
Johnny Koutroumbis ↓ Joshua Rawlins 55'
77
Bruce Kamau ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 46'
1
Oliver Sail
28
Trent Ostler
14
Riley Warland ↓ Joel Anasmo 81'
32
Kaelan Majekodunmi
20
Giordano Colli ↓ Mustafa Amini 60'
27
Jayden Gorman ↓ David Williams 55'
31
Daniel Bennie

Bench

8
Mustafa Amini ↑ 60'
16
Joshua Rawlins ↑ 55'
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 46'
13
Cameron Cook
37
Jacob Muir
18
David Williams ↑ 55'
24
Joel Anasmo ↑ 81'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-03-14 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-02-20 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Western United FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC L 2024-03-16 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-03-09 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-02 Western United FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L 2024-02-24 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-02-17 Perth Glory FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC56% Draw24% Perth Glory FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

44%

Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw45% Perth Glory FC17%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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