Sunday , 16 August 2026

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Perth Glory FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Fri 8 Dec 2023 · 10:45 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Callum Talbot
Johnny Koutroumbis 37' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-02-11 Perth Glory FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC 2022-05-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Melbourne City FC H 1–2 L
02 Dec Sydney FC A 2–3 L
26 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 1–2 L
11 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
04 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
28 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Perth Glory FC A 2–1 W
03 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–0 W
25 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Macarthur FC H 3–3 D
03 Nov Sydney FC H 2–0 W
29 Oct Adelaide United FC A 0–6 L

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 wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at HBF Park.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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 Oliver Bozanic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Callum Talbot on 16 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Hamza Sakhi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Perth Glory FC tonight.
  • 31' Tolgay Arslan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Perth Glory FC so far.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' Johnny Koutroumbis was booked on 37.
  • 38' GOAL! Tolgay Arslan scores on 38.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Adam Taggart does the damage! The net is bulging and Perth Glory FC surge ahead!
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Perth Glory FC. Luke Ivanovic is replaced by Daniel Bennie.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Alessandro Lopane is replaced by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 66' What a strike from Mathew Leckie! The score is 1-2.
  • 71' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Marin Jakolis by Leo Natel on 71 minute.
  • 76' A change in the Perth Glory FC ranks — Salim Khelifi exits the field as Bruce Kamau enters on 76.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Tolgay Arslan is replaced by Terry Antonis on 81 minute.
  • 86' Perth Glory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

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

2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-02-11 Perth Glory FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC 2022-05-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-12-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC L 2023-11-26 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC L 2023-11-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L 2023-11-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-10-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC32% Draw27% Melbourne City FC41%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
68%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC25% Draw45% Melbourne City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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