Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

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Perth Glory FC

Fri 2 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt

15 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.9 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

Melbourne Victory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Perth Glory FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC 2025-10-31 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	3–2	W
29 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	5–1	W
20 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	0–0	D
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L
28 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–1	W
20 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
13 Dec	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
05 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	2–0	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Perth Glory FC for another epic battle.
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Perth Glory FC

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

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

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-12-05 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-11-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Perth Glory FC Form

2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC W 2025-12-20 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2025-12-05 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-11-30 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.27 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Perth Glory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC61% Draw21% Perth Glory FC18%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Perth Glory FC

39%

Melbourne Victory FC or Perth Glory FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC44% Draw39% Perth Glory FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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