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

A League · 2018-19
Perth Glory FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Castro 24' Y
Y 29' Ola Toivonen
Y 45' Terry Antonis
Y 63' Carl Valeri

Overview

Match Preview

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Josh Manella
  • Referee Arvin Shanmuganathan
  • Referee Adam Fielding

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
2
10
Perth Glory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 0–2 L
15 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–0 W
03 Mar Melbourne City FC A 2–2 D
24 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 4–0 W
10 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–2 L
23 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
10 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Perth Glory FC Melbourne Victory FC
#10 Position #4
31 Points 40
26 Played 26
8 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8
32 Scored 44
39 Conceded 33
-7 GD +11
1.19 PPG 1.54
31% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 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 Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ 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 Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Australia international Shane Lowry has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' 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 Joel Chianese suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lawrence Thomas, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Castro.
  • 25' Ola Toivonen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 29' Ola Toivonen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' Perth Glory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Terry Antonis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' It’s high time Kevin Muscat made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Ivan Franjic makes way for Andy Keogh at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Perth Glory FC.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Carl Valeri.
  • 67' What a moment for Keisuke Honda! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' A change in the Perth Glory FC ranks — Juande exits the field as Jake Brimmer enters on 72.
  • 76' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Terry Antonis departs to be replaced by Corey Brown.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Brendon Santalab. He replaces Dino Dulbic on 81 minute.
  • 86' Elvis Kamsoba is replacing Kosta Barbarouses for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
  • 88' Thomas Deng has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georg Niedermeier on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Taggart 3
Ola Toivonen 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Zinedine Machach 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Marco Rojas 2
Chris Ikonomidis 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2

Head to Head

2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC W 2019-03-03 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-02-16 Perth Glory FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-03-16 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-03-02 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.24 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC34% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC40%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
66%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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