Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2019-20
Perth Glory FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 8 Aug 2020 · 07:00 UTC HBF Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 26' Marco Rojas
Y 44' Birkan Kirdar
Y 45' Birkan Kirdar
Bruno Fornaroli 51' Y
Tarek Elrich 59' Y
Tarek Elrich 60' Y
Vince Lia 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Greg Taylor
  • Referee Alex King

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
2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Melbourne Victory FC H 0–4 L
04 Aug Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–1 W
30 Jul Adelaide United FC A 3–5 L
22 Jul Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Sydney FC A 0–0 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Perth Glory FC A 4–0 W
03 Aug Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–3 L
29 Jul Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L
25 Jul Western United FC H 1–2 L
15 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–3 L
07 Mar Sydney FC H 1–4 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' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at HBF Park.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 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 Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Liam Reddy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 209 appearances.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at HBF Park. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Rojas is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 26.
  • 29' Marco Rojas adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' Birkan Kirdar was booked on 44.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Birkan Kirdar.
  • 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.
  • 51' Perth Glory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicholas D'Agostino is hanging Bruno Fornaroli on the field on 54 minute.
  • 59' Carlo Armiento has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Brimmer on 59 minute.
  • 59' Tarek Elrich has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Tarek Elrich. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrew Nabbout makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Marco Rojas makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 69' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio exits the field as Lleyton Brooks enters on 69.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Neil Kilkenny as he leaves the pitch. Vince Lia steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 76' Perth Glory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' So Nishikawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adama Traore at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elvis Kamsoba is hanging Marco Rojas on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Vince Lia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Perth Glory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne Victory FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Perth Glory FC Form

2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC W 2020-07-30 Adelaide United FC 5–3 Perth Glory FC L 2020-07-22 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-07-18 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2020-03-14 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-07-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC24% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC51%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
76%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC16% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC42%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 3
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 23% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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