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Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Perth Glory FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Wed 5 May 2021 · 11:20 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Andy Keogh 35' Y
Bruno Fornaroli 36' Y
Andy Keogh 36' Y
Neil Kilkenny 44' Y
Y 61' Scott Jamieson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Melbourne City FC H 1–3 L
01 May Macarthur FC H 0–0 D
18 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–3 L
13 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
07 Apr Sydney FC A 0–1 L
02 Apr Macarthur FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
29 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–1 W
24 Apr Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
17 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 7–0 W
10 Apr Sydney FC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–2 W

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
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Perth Glory FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/3
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Perth Glory FC
Tom Lawrence 5 G 2 A
Adam Taggart 5 G 1 A
Nicholas Pennington 5 G
Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Perth Glory FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Perth Glory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stefan Colakovski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' A goal from the Australia international Chris Ikonomidis! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-0!
  • 35' Andy Keogh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luke Bodnar makes it 1-1.
  • 36' Perth Glory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Neil Kilkenny on 44 minutes.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Jamie MacLaren has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 1-3.
  • 52' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' The 38-year-old Rostyn Griffiths has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' Florin Berenguer makes way for Adrian Luna at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Bruno Fornaroli as he leaves the pitch. Joel Chianese steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 68' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 1-4!
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Riley Warland. He replaces Kosuke Ota on 69 minute.
  • 74' Craig Noone has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 77' Rostyn Griffiths makes way for Nuno Reis at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Andy Keogh as he leaves the pitch. Ciaran Bramwell steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 84' Perth Glory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Marco Tilio by Stefan Colakovski on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Garcia

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC 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

Perth Glory FC Form

2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2021-05-01 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Macarthur FC D 2021-04-18 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-04-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2021-04-07 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L 2021-04-02 Macarthur FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-04-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC29% Draw27% Melbourne City FC44%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
71%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Perth Glory FC22% Draw45% Melbourne City FC33%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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