Saturday , 14 November 2026

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Perth Glory FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 07:00 UTC HBF Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'
Y 14' Rostyn Griffiths
Y 59' Florin Berenguer
Y 82' Adrian Luna
Nicholas D'Agostino 85' Y
Y 88' Craig Noone
Y 90' Scott Galloway

Overview

Match Preview

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at HBF Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Josh Manella
  • Referee Arvin Shanmuganathan
  • Referee Adam Fielding

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

5
5
9
Perth Glory FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC 2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2019-01-19 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L
29 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
22 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
07 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–2 W
01 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
25 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W
01 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
15 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
25 Jan Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Perth Glory FC Melbourne City FC
#5 Position #4
6 Points 7
4 Played 4
2 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 6
5 Conceded 6
+3 GD +0
1.50 PPG 1.75
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Perth Glory FC are 5th (6 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Perth Glory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Perth Glory FC
Jaiden Kucharski 3 G 1 A
Matt Ellis 2 G
Tom Lawrence 1 G
Stefan Colakovski 1 G
Tadiwanashe Kuzamba 1 G
Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at HBF Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Lachlan Wales needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rostyn Griffiths on 14.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Rostyn Griffiths doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Goal! Florin Berenguer scores his 16 goal in 209 matches.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Susaeta makes it 0-3.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Perth Glory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Ivan Franjic gets the nod from Perth Glory FC. He replaces Tarek Elrich and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Perth Glory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 53' Joel Chianese does the damage! The net is bulging and Perth Glory FC surge ahead!
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Florin Berenguer is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 59.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Susaeta is replaced by Lachlan Wales.
  • 60' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Nathaniel Atkinson is withdrawn and Harrison Delbridge gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fornaroli makes it 2-3.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths is replaced by Scott Galloway.
  • 78' Joel Chianese makes way for Nicholas D'Agostino at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Perth Glory FC.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adrian Luna on 82.
  • 85' Nicholas D'Agostino was booked on 85.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Noone on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Scott Galloway on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Perth Glory FC

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

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
Adam Taggart 2

Head to Head

2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC 2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC 2019-01-19 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2020-02-29 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC L 2020-02-22 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2020-02-07 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.22 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Perth Glory FC49% Draw24% Melbourne City FC27%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
51%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Perth Glory FC40% Draw39% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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