Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Joshua Risdon
Y 37' Luis Canga
Y 53' Jarrod Carluccio

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kate Jacewicz
  • Referee Shane Skinner
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 8.0 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
2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Western United FC A 3–1 W
24 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
09 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov Macarthur FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
29 Nov Adelaide United FC A 2–2 D
22 Nov Western United FC H 1–3 L
10 Nov Melbourne City FC H 0–5 L
02 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D
26 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–2 L

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' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jason Geria is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Perth Glory FC so far.
  • 7' A goal from the Morocco international Zinedine Machach! He fires home on 7 to make it 1-0!
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' A moment of madness from Joshua Risdon on 35 minutes earns him a card. Perth Glory FC will be frustrated.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Canga is booked for Perth Glory FC — card on 37.
  • 42' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Ryan Teague has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Australia international Jarrod Carluccio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jarrod Carluccio on 53 minutes.
  • 57' A change in the Perth Glory FC ranks — Jarrod Carluccio exits the field as David Williams enters on 57.
  • 59' Adama Traore adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Reno Piscopo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Clarismario at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Cameron Cook has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 209 appearances.
  • 71' Perth Glory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Jing Reec on, Daniel Arzani off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Luis Canga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' Perth Glory FC make a change. Nicholas Pennington trudges off to be replaced by Brandon O'Neill on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Monge is hanging Zinedine Machach on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' Joel Anasmo is replacing Adam Bugarija for the Perth Glory FC side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Zdrilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-12-01 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-11-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L 2024-11-29 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2024-11-22 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC L 2024-11-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2024-10-26 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC61% Draw23% Perth Glory FC16%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
84%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
39%
Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC42% Draw44% Perth Glory FC14%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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