Sunday , 16 August 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Perth Glory FC launch into their encounter with Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Matt Acton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Tarek Elrich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Australia international Liam Reddy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 26.
  • 29' Marco Rojas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 39' James Meredith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Birkan Kirdar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Birkan Kirdar on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' Bruno Fornaroli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' Nicholas D'Agostino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Fornaroli on 54 minute.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Perth Glory FC team. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Carlo Armiento on 59 minute.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Tarek Elrich. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tarek Elrich on 60.
  • 60' What a moment for Andrew Nabbout! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 65' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Marco Rojas makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 69' Lleyton Brooks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on 69 minute.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Vince Lia comes on to replace Neil Kilkenny.
  • 76' Perth Glory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — So Nishikawa on, Adama Traore off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The 24-year-old Birkan Kirdar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 89' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Marco Rojas exits the field as Elvis Kamsoba enters on 89.
  • 90' Vince Lia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Chris Ikonomidis 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Ola Toivonen 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Zinedine Machach 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Marco Rojas 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.