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

Match Details

Referee Casey Reibelt

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Perth Glory FC get this one started.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

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.