Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

A League · 2025-26
Perth Glory FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Macarthur FC
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 09:00 UTC HBF Park 5,893 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicholas Pennington 48' 1–0
1–1 68' Luke Vickery
Gabriel Popovic 76' 2–1
Arion Sulemani 90+5' 3–1
Y 8' Luke Brattan
Scott Wootton 27' Y
Gabriel Popovic 80' Y
Y 80' Tomislav Uskok
Y 90' Luke Vickery
Sebastian Despotovski 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Perth Glory FC vs Macarthur FC — A League at HBF Park.

Match Details

  • VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Casey Reibelt
  • Referee Shane Skinner
  • Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
  • Assistant 1 Arvin Shanmuganathan
  • Assistant 2 Cameron Wright (Australia)
  • 4th Official Liam Barclay (Australia)

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

4
4
6
Perth Glory FC 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Macarthur FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2026-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2025-11-30 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC 2024-12-27 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Macarthur FC 2024-10-20 Macarthur FC 6–1 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
04 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D
22 Mar Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Auckland FC A 2–2 D
28 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
Macarthur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Perth Glory FC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–2 W
21 Mar Auckland FC A 2–1 W
15 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–4 L
04 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–3 L
28 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–4 L

Season Stats

Perth Glory FC Macarthur FC
#10 Position #7
31 Points 34
26 Played 26
8 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 10
32 Scored 37
39 Conceded 44
-7 GD -7
1.19 PPG 1.31
31% Win % 35%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Perth Glory FC welcome Macarthur FC for this crunch clash at HBF Park.
  • 5' Macarthur 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.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Brattan argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 13' Dean Bosnjak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' Perth Glory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Perth Glory FC is showing some good football. However, Perth Glory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Scott Wootton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Macarthur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Macarthur FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' The Australia Nicholas Pennington breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 1-0!
  • 53' Brian Kaltak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Dean Bosnjak. He replaces Rafael Duran on 56 minute.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' Luke Vickery makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Macarthur FC are in front.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Stefan Colakovski comes on to replace Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 73' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 73 minute. Liam Rose leaves to be changed by Harry Sawyer.
  • 76' Gabriel Popovic puts Perth Glory FC on the lead.
  • 80' That is a card for Perth Glory FC. Gabriel Popovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' A change in the Macarthur FC ranks — Luke Brattan exits the field as Bernardo Oliveira enters on 83.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Gabriel Popovic as he leaves the pitch. Arion Sulemani steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luke Vickery on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adam Griffiths

Macarthur FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mile Sterjovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jed Drew 3
Valere Germain 3
Matt Derbyshire 3
Ulises Davila 3
Marin Jakolis 2
David Williams 2
Gabriel Popovic 1
Trent Ostler 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2026-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2025-11-30 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC 2024-12-27 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Macarthur FC 2024-10-20 Macarthur FC 6–1 Perth Glory FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2026-04-12 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-04-04 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L 2026-03-08 Auckland FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2026-02-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Macarthur FC Form

2026-04-12 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-21 Auckland FC 1–2 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-03-04 Macarthur FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-02-28 Macarthur FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.92 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Macarthur FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC49% Draw23% Macarthur FC28%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
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 27%
73%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Macarthur FC
51%
Perth Glory FC or Macarthur FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC34% Draw41% Macarthur FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Macarthur FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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