Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Perth Glory FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Curtis Good
Andy Keogh 79' Y
R 80' Curtis Good
Diego Castro 81' Y
Jason Davidson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Peter Green
  • Referee Josh Manella
  • Referee Adam Fielding
  • Referee Matthew Southern

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

5
5
9
Perth Glory FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
02 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
25 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–2 W
11 Nov Adelaide United FC A 2–0 W
03 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
28 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 3–2 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–0 W
24 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 0–2 L
09 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
02 Nov Sydney FC H 0–3 L
27 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Perth Glory FC Melbourne City FC
#10 Position #6
31 Points 38
26 Played 26
8 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 8
32 Scored 33
39 Conceded 33
-7 GD +0
1.19 PPG 1.46
31% Win % 38%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Perth Glory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Warren Joyce will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' A change in the Perth Glory FC ranks — Matt Spiranovic exits the field as Dino Dulbic enters on 33.
  • 38' Perth Glory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' A stunning finish from Chris Ikonomidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Perth Glory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 55' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Ivan Franjic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Perth Glory FC — Jake Brimmer on, Brandon Wilson off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Matthew Spiranovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' Anthony Caceres is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dario Vidosic at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 79' Andy Keogh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' Melbourne City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Castro.
  • 85' Joel Chianese is replacing Diego Castro for the Perth Glory FC side.
  • 88' Melbourne City FC make a change. Nathaniel Atkinson trudges off to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee shows Perth Glory FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 7
Tolgay Arslan 5
Mathew Leckie 4
Callum Timmins 3
Steven Ugarkovic 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Florin Berenguer 3
Chris Ikonomidis 2

Head to Head

2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2018-12-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2018-11-25 Perth Glory FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2018-11-11 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC W 2018-11-03 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2018-10-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC52% Draw28% Melbourne City FC20%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
48%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Perth Glory FC32% Draw52% Melbourne City FC16%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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