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

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A League · 2019-20

Perth Glory FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 1 Feb 2020 · 10:45 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Tomislav Mrcela 21' Y

Alex Grant 36' Y

Bruno Fornaroli 90' Y

Overview

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

Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Josh Manella
Referee Arvin Shanmuganathan
Referee Adam Fielding
Referee Stephen Lucas

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

Perth Glory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–2	D
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
19 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	3–0	W
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–0	W
21 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	6–2	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
17 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
12 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
05 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–0	W
21 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC has kicked off!
5' Perth Glory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Perth Glory FC that had 209 games and scored 278 goals.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Perth Glory FC have won 278 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Tomislav Mrcela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' The Sweden Ola Toivonen breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 0-1!
28' It’s high time Tony Popović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' Perth Glory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Migjen Basha is replaced by Jakob Poulsen on 46 minute.
47' What an equalizer from Bruno Fornaroli!
52' 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.
57' 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.
58' What a moment for Andrew Nabbout! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
63' Perth Glory FC make a change. Joel Chianese trudges off to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 63 minutes.
68' Marco Rojas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
73' Jake Brimmer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Rojas is hanging Andrew Nabbout on the field on 75 minute.
79' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Gabriel Popovic comes on to replace Chris Ikonomidis.
83' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Kenny Athiu comes on to replace Ola Toivonen.
88' Perth Glory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Against the run of play, Nicholas D'Agostino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Bruno Fornaroli is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Perth Glory FC 2-2 Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Marco Rojas ↑ 75'
50
Brendan White
16
Josh Hope
7
Kenny Athiu ↑ 83'
8
Jakob Poulsen ↑ 46'
26
Jay Barnett

Coach Carlos Salvachua

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Perth Glory FC Form

2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-01-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC W 2020-01-11 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC W 2019-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC W 2019-12-21 Perth Glory FC 6–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 Perth Glory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.63 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Perth Glory FC43% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Perth Glory FC30% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap	Perth Glory FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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