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

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A League · 2019-20

Perth Glory FC

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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

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

Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at HBF Park. Perth Glory FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne Victory FC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Perth Glory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
26' A moment of madness from Marco Rojas on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
29' Marco Rojas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Perth Glory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Anderson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Perth Glory FC.
44' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Birkan Kirdar will be fuming at that decision.
45' Birkan Kirdar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' 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.
51' Perth Glory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
54' Perth Glory FC ring the changes. Bruno Fornaroli has done his job and it is now time for Nicholas D'Agostino to step up.
59' The Perth Glory FC bench stirs into life. Jake Brimmer is withdrawn and Carlo Armiento gets his opportunity.
59' The referee has no hesitation. Tarek Elrich is booked for Perth Glory FC — Yellow card on 59.
60' Tarek Elrich was booked on 60.
60' Andrew Nabbout adds to his 1 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' Magnificent from Marco Rojas! That is 16 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
69' The crowd applauds Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio as he leaves the pitch. Lleyton Brooks steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
71' Neil Kilkenny makes way for Vince Lia at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Perth Glory FC.
76' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
81' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Adama Traore has done his job and it is now time for So Nishikawa to step up.
86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
89' The whistle greets Marco Rojas as he departs to be replaced by Elvis Kamsoba.
90' It’s a booking for Perth Glory FC player. Vince Lia gets a Yellow card.
0-4 the final result. Perth Glory FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
James Meredith ↓ Dane Ingham 54'
21
Tarek Elrich
27
Juande
33
Liam Reddy
20
Jake Brimmer ↓ Carlo Armiento 59'
88
Neil Kilkenny C ↓ Vince Lia 71'
7
Joel Chianese ↓ Jacob Tratt 71'
16
Tomislav Mrcela
13
Osama Malik
9
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 54'
28
Gabriel Popovic

Bench

23
Dane Ingham ↑ 54'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↑ 54'
50
Daniel Margush
22
Vince Lia ↑ 71'
25
Carlo Armiento ↑ 59'
3
Jacob Tratt ↑ 71'
61
Yianni Perkatis

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Marco Rojas ↓ Elvis Kamsoba 89'
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham C
13
Birkan Kirdar
2
Storm Roux
9
Andrew Nabbout
26
Jay Barnett ↓ Migjen Basha 89'
4
James Donachie
31
Aaron Anderson
21
Adama Traore ↓ So Nishikawa 81'
43
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↓ Lleyton Brooks 69'

Bench

30
Matthew Sutton
16
Josh Hope
18
Migjen Basha ↑ 89'
17
Elvis Kamsoba ↑ 89'
15
Giancarlo Gallifuoco
39
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 69'
38
So Nishikawa ↑ 81'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

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.